Rejected petition Allow Reform UK the right to ask questions and respond during PMQs
Reform UK has a membership which clearly places them as an equal party such as Lib Dem, Conservative and Greens therefore the party and its Leader should have the courtesy enabling it to respond to direct attacks during PMQs and also the democratic right to ask the PM questions.
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To show the country that our democratic process is transparent, fair and equitable. That no political party , its leader or its members should suffer personal attack without the right to reply, defend itself, put forward explanation or refute allegations in open parliament.
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Any Member of the House of Commons - of any party or none - can table a question for Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) or attend PMQs and indicate that they wish to speak.
You can find out more about how MPs participate in PMQs here https://www.parliament.uk/business/commons/the-speaker/speaker-and-the-chamber/prime-ministers-questions-and-the-role-of-the-speaker/ and here https://guidetoprocedure.parliament.uk/collections/nPylcSv3/prime-ministers-questions
PMQs is an opportunity for Members of the House of Commons to put questions to the Prime Minister. Only the Prime Minister answers questions at PMQs.
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