Closed petition: Reform the petition system: Parliament vote at 1M signatures & referendum at 5M

Closed on 14 May 2026

Reform the petition system so that petitions reaching 1 million signatures trigger a parliamentary vote on the issue within 6 months, and petitions reaching 5 million signatures trigger a national referendum. This can help ensure the public’s voice leads to action, not just debate.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

At present a digital ID petition has nearly 3 million signatures, the Online Safety Act petition exceeded 500,000, and multiple petitions on illegal migration and benefits have huge support - yet we feel the government has dismissed them all. Currently, ministers can ignore millions of concerned citizens after a brief debate. We believe mandatory votes at 1M signatures and referendums at 5M would force government to act on issues the public cares deeply about, restoring accountability to a broken system.