Rejected petition Make members of the independent group to contest their seats in a by-election.

The following MP’s all stood on their respective party manifestos in the 2017 snap election, therefore it would only be right for them to do the honourable thing and stand again for their seats. It’s the only truly democratic way.

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MP’s in question:

Labour:
Luciana Berger, Ann Coffey, Mike Gapes, Chris Leslie, Gavin Shuker, Angela Smith, Chuka Umunna

Conservatives:
Anna Soubry, Heidi Allen, Sarah Wollaston

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/242193

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Date submitted 20 February 2019
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