Rejected petition MPs must do 3 years of public service or 2 years in the armed forces before gov

Implement a new law that makes it against the law to run to be a member of parliament unless you have done 3 years of public service or 2 years in the armed forces.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We cannot accept this petition as the action is unclear. We do not know what you mean by "public service".

You could start a new petition setting this out more clearly.

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Date submitted 10 March 2026
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