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We urge the House to refer the matter to the Procedure Committee or pass a resolution permitting attire worn by candidates in election campaigns in the Chamber if identity can be verified for the oath, voting, and security.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":47,"closing_date":"2027-02-07","created_at":"2026-07-08T15:56:30.399Z","updated_at":"2026-08-09T10:58:30.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-08-07T08:30:30.778Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-07-08T18:09:40.000Z","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":"Rorey Scriven","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"CO","name":"Cabinet Office","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office"}],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","code":"GB","signature_count":47}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"Bermondsey and Old Southwark","ons_code":"E14001085","mp":"Neil Coyle MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Bury South","ons_code":"E14001145","mp":"Christian Wakeford MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Cheltenham","ons_code":"E14001161","mp":"Max Wilkinson MP","signature_count":5},{"name":"Clacton","ons_code":"E14001174","mp":null,"signature_count":1},{"name":"Croydon West","ons_code":"E14001188","mp":"Sarah Jones MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Derby South","ons_code":"E14001194","mp":"Baggy Shanker MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Droitwich and Evesham","ons_code":"E14001203","mp":"Nigel Huddleston MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"East Wiltshire","ons_code":"E14001217","mp":"Danny Kruger MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Gloucester","ons_code":"E14001248","mp":"Alex McIntyre MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Leeds North East","ons_code":"E14001321","mp":"Fabian Hamilton MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Leigh and Atherton","ons_code":"E14001329","mp":"Jo Platt MP","signature_count":5},{"name":"Maidstone and Malling","ons_code":"E14001349","mp":"Helen Grant MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Makerfield","ons_code":"E14001350","mp":"Rt Hon Andy Burnham","signature_count":2},{"name":"Morecambe and Lunesdale","ons_code":"E14001372","mp":"Lizzi Collinge MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"North Cotswolds","ons_code":"E14001386","mp":"Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"North East Derbyshire","ons_code":"E14001391","mp":"Louise Sandher-Jones MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton","ons_code":"E14001416","mp":"Jim McMahon MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Oxford West and Abingdon","ons_code":"E14001420","mp":"Layla Moran MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Poplar and Limehouse","ons_code":"E14001430","mp":"Apsana Begum MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Preston","ons_code":"E14001433","mp":"Sir Mark Hendrick MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Richmond Park","ons_code":"E14001445","mp":"Sarah Olney MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner","ons_code":"E14001454","mp":"David Simmonds MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Stockton West","ons_code":"E14001519","mp":"Matt Vickers MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Warrington South","ons_code":"E14001565","mp":"Sarah Hall MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Wells and Mendip Hills","ons_code":"E14001572","mp":"Tessa Munt MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"West Worcestershire","ons_code":"E14001579","mp":"Dame Harriett Baldwin MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Weston-super-Mare","ons_code":"E14001581","mp":"Dan Aldridge MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Widnes and Halewood","ons_code":"E14001584","mp":"Derek Twigg MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Wigan","ons_code":"E14001585","mp":"Rt Hon Lisa Nandy MP","signature_count":4},{"name":"Worcester","ons_code":"E14001597","mp":"Tom Collins MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Belfast West","ons_code":"N05000004","mp":"Paul Maskey MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Clwyd North","ons_code":"W07000095","mp":"Gill German MP","signature_count":1}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"North East","ons_code":"A","signature_count":1},{"name":"North West","ons_code":"B","signature_count":17},{"name":"Yorkshire and The Humber","ons_code":"D","signature_count":1},{"name":"East Midlands","ons_code":"E","signature_count":2},{"name":"West Midlands","ons_code":"F","signature_count":4},{"name":"East of England","ons_code":"G","signature_count":1},{"name":"London","ons_code":"H","signature_count":5},{"name":"South East","ons_code":"J","signature_count":2},{"name":"South West","ons_code":"K","signature_count":12},{"name":"Wales","ons_code":"L","signature_count":1},{"name":"Northern Ireland","ons_code":"N","signature_count":1}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}