Rejected petition Hold by -elections when MPs served time in prison.

By Election should automatically be held when an MP has been sentenced (whether served or not) to a term of imprisonment.
Titles should be removed from any member of the House of Lords, for the same reason.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/236142

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Date submitted 14 April 2019
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