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Petition · past parliament

End the boorish, bully-boy behaviour of MPs in House of Commons debates and PMQs

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

The public is tired of seeing MPs use their time in The Commons to jeer and heckle during debates. The Speaker has a responsibility to intervene more often, and likewise to prevent MPs hamming it up with insults regarding appearance as a means of dodging uncomfortable questions.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Penalise any MP who jeers or shouts during a speech by any other MP.

Timeline

24 Feb 2016 Petition opened for signatures
26 Feb 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 26 Feb 2016

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