Rejected petition Shut down the UK Government and Parliament Petitions platform

Shut down the petitions site. People speak, you ignore. It gives a false sense of power while decisions are already made. Repeatedly rejecting public opinion with copy-paste replies undermines trust. If it’s just for show, scrap it.

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The petitions site gives the illusion of public influence, yet responses often ignore the will of tens of thousands. If decisions are already made, why pretend otherwise? The platform now feels like a PR exercise, not a tool of democracy. Shut it down and be honest about it.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/734870

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 28 July 2025
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