Important:

This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament

Rejected petition Change the Law so that MP's with unspent Convictions cannot vote in Parliament

There is an MP sitting in the House of Commons who has been released early from prison and who voted in the House of Commons recently. Hers was the winning vote. That should not be lawful.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/235755

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