This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Disbar MPs if imprisoned or given a suspended sentence and hold a by-election.
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Why should convicted criminals make our laws?
MPs cannot represent their constituents if they are in prison. Prisoners have no voting rights in any elections - why should an imprisoned MP hold a seat in Parliament?
Why was this petition rejected?
There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/235755
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