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This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament

Rejected petition Annual political conferences to be held simultaneously

To maximise periods available for Parliament and committees to sit. To ensure the political party's are able to more accurately represent their aspirations and policies for the coming period with reduced capability to gain say and counter those of opposing party's.

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This would result in only 4/5 days being set aside for party conference season.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

This would be a decision for the political parties rather than the UK Government or Parliament.

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