{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/741350.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":741350,"attributes":{"action":"Change the Employment status of MPs and introduce a strong Code of Conduct .","background":"Change the employment status of MPs which protects them from bad behaviour and introduce a Code of Conduct with a range of sanctions. Politicians are not capable of \"policing\" themselves and behaviour which shows a lack of integrity is not taken seriously.","additional_details":"Recent Governments and Political parties continue to be mired in controversy and this behaviour in some ways denies us a functioning democracy.\r\nMPs refusing to clearly answer questions denies the electorate scrutiny.\r\nThe recent stamp duty case and the appointment of the UK ambassador to the US are among 2 of the latest scandals.\r\n Police officers would have been sacked  we see politicians act without honesty and integrity and face far less  sanctions. Take the inestigations away from politics","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":6,"created_at":"2025-09-17T09:16:26.341Z","updated_at":"2025-11-14T17:34:57.376Z","rejected_at":"2025-10-13T15:59:22.902Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2025-09-20T17:07:30.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"no-action","details":"We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.\r\n\r\nYou may also which to sign these petitions relating to the conduct of MPs:\r\nhttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/732555\r\nhttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/731105\r\n"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}