This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Force Change UK members who hold parliamentary seats to hold a bi-election.
Why should members of Parliament be allowed to remain in place once they choose to defect to a new political party. The new Change UK party have existing Members of Parliament who were voted in by Conservative or Labour voters. Let their constituents decide if they remain MP's with a bi-election.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/242193
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