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Petition · past parliament

Abolish The English Votes for English Laws

Closed 200 signatures

What the petition asks

English votes for English Laws is totally unacceptable to all parties bar the Conservatives it seems.
The labour party branded it an 'incomprehensible mess'.
The SNP Condemned it.

...and so did mostly every other party.
The people of Scotland didn't vote for this, neither did Wales or Ireland and it is in effect the first part of separating themselves as an elite from the rest of the UK, of which English MP's are able to vote on Issues Affecting Wales, Ireland and Scotland but not vice versa.

Timeline

26 Oct 2015 Petition opened for signatures
26 Apr 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 200
Status Closed
Opened 26 Oct 2015
Closed 26 Apr 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.