This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Assess suitability of PM candidates by psychological profiling
'Most other professionals undergo a comprehensive medical before being confirmed in post, but MPs simply get themselves elected, turn up to the Commons and start voting – whatever their state of physical and mental health' (Weinberg 2012).
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References
Monbiot, G., (2019). Anyone who wants to be prime minister should have a course of therapy first. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jun/12/prime-minister-therapy
Weinberg, A., (2012). The Psychology of Politicians in Tickle, L., (2012). Should politicians have their mental health monitored? The Guardian.
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/jan/23/politicians-stress-mental-health-monitor
Worrall, M. (2019). Conversation with Rakhi Chand, 14 June.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the UK Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. In particular, we're not sure what kind of assessment you're proposing. In any case, it would not be the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament as a whole to introduce an assessment of "PM Candidates".
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do. For example, you could start a new petition calling for funding for mental health support for elected representatives, if that's something you'd like to happen.
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