Petition · past parliament
Time to scrap the unelected and outdated House of Lords.
Rejected
20 signatures
What the petition asks
The House of Lords is now the largest legislative body in the world after the Chinese People's Congress.
How can the UK fly the flag of democracy across the globe when we have a huge unelected body debating legislation?
Surely it is now time to scrap this outdated institution?
How can the UK fly the flag of democracy across the globe when we have a huge unelected body debating legislation?
Surely it is now time to scrap this outdated institution?
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
We cannot accept duplicate petitions. We think this petition is similar to yours:
Abolish the outdated House of Lords, there by privilege and birthright only.
You might like to sign this petition instead. It is more likely to get more signatures that way.
Abolish the outdated House of Lords, there by privilege and birthright only.
You might like to sign this petition instead. It is more likely to get more signatures that way.
Timeline
| 27 Aug 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Sep 2015 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
20
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Sep 2015
Follow this petition
Sign in to get an email when the government responds, a debate is scheduled or held, or the petition closes.
Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.