Petition People with criminal records to be barred from becoming an MP

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MPs and Members of the House of Lords should be held to a higher standard than at present.

I ask that parliamentary candidates are barred from public office if they have a criminal record.

Moreover any existing Member holding a criminal record should be stripped of office, title and all associated privileges.

We don't expect our police or judiciary to be former criminals and have the right to expect the same standard of our government.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

63 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 63 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 20 September 2013
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