Open petition: MPs who resign from the HoC should be banned from standing for five years

Created by John Bradley
Closes on 12 February 2027

Parliament should introduce a bill that bans MPs who resign from standing in any subsequent by-election or general election for 5 years.

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12 August 2026

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If this petition gets 10,000 signatures, government will respond to it.

If this petition gets 100,000 signatures, it will be considered for debate in Parliament.

This petition will stay open until 12 February 2027.