Petition · past parliament

Make politicians adhere to accepted appropriate conduct codes in Parliament

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

The childish behaviour of some politicians is detrimental to the government of our country. This culture of bullying and ridicule is usually stamped out in the playground. Why is it being tolerated in our Government?

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

The House of Commons already has a Code of Conduct:

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmcode.htm

If you would like this Code to be changed, to include new rules about behaviour in the Chamber, you could start a new petition explaining clearly what new rules you would like to be added.

Timeline

23 Feb 2016 Petition opened for signatures
3 Mar 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 3 Mar 2016

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