{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/768433.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":768433,"attributes":{"action":"Close all bars and remove alcohol from the Palace of Westminster permanently","background":"MPs are voting on laws that affect millions of people’s lives. Green MP Hannah Spencer recently spoke out about smelling alcohol on colleagues heading into vote. In no other profession - hospitals, schools, banks - is drinking during working hours acceptable.","additional_details":"Parliament is a workplace, not a pub. Ordinary people go to work without access to subsidised bars and are expected to perform their jobs sober. Our elected representatives should be held to the same standard - or higher, given the importance of their decisions.\r\nClosing the bars sends a clear message: Westminster exists to serve the public, not to function as a private members’ club. End the sale and consumption of alcohol in the Palace of Westminster permanently.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":6,"created_at":"2026-04-27T09:34:17.188Z","updated_at":"2026-05-26T14:47:47.190Z","rejected_at":"2026-05-26T14:47:47.079Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-04-28T19:41:00.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:\r\n\r\nBan the sale and consumption of alcohol in House of Commons venues\r\nhttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/768417"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}