Rejected petition Give Constituents the right to recall their MP if a certain threshold is met

Turkeys don't vote for Xmas, but recent events have shown many MPs are behaving in a partisan way contrary to the wishes of the constituents they were elected to represent. We even have convicted criminals and proven liars taking decisions on our behalf. There must be a mechanism to recall them

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MPs are our representatives, not our overlords. They work for us. 421 constituencies voted Leave but many have MPs who are voting to stop Brexit. Without a legitimate mechanism to recall them public anger risks bubbling over

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/236800

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Date submitted 4 April 2019
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