Rejected petition Ban filibustering in UK Parliament.

Alistair Burt - patent expired medications. Philip Davies - nurses parking free at hospitals, Christopher Chope - upskirting laws and landlords making properties fit to live in. Filibusterers! Filibustering is a harmful, selfish act, and is undemocratic. Ban filibustering in UK Parliament.

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The Speaker can already stop MPs from speaking if they are making irrelevant or repetitive speeches. Any MP can also try to move a motion to end the debate and vote on the issue under discussion, as long as the debate has lasted a suitable amount of time and enough MPs support the proposal.

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Date submitted 9 May 2019
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