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Petition · past parliament

The House of Lords to be dissolved replaced with directly elected house

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

Due to the House of Lords voting for citizens of the EU to be given right to stay but not linking it with British citizens right to stay in the EU they have acted for a foreign power over and before British citizens.
To put foreign citizens before the rights of UK citizens is to act in a treasonous way. New House to be elected on proportional basis with no political appointees. House to elect its leader from elected members. No political wip or pressure to be accepted

Why it was rejected

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

Replace the unelected House of Lords with a publicly elected body

Timeline

1 Mar 2017 Petition opened for signatures
2 Mar 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 2 Mar 2017

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