Petition Make it law that MPs and parliamentary candidates must speak English

We think that it should be made law that all Members of Parliament, and candidates for parliamentary elections, must speak English.

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A second language is no problem but we believe English should spoken by all MPs.

This petition closed early because of a General Election Find out more on the Petitions Committee website

82 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 82 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 30 May 2024
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