Petition · past parliament
Abolish House of Lords & replace with a people's assembly
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
Following the behaviour of the Lords & many politicians in trying to thwart the will of the British people over Brexit, they have shown they cannot be trusted with our democracy.
The House of Lords should be scrapped and replaced by an apolitical body such as a citizens assembly.
The House of Lords should be scrapped and replaced by an apolitical body such as a citizens assembly.
The exact nature of the citizen's assembly is not as important as that the upper house should be largely free of the self-serving career politicians and bought peerages who have have recently shown so much contempt for the will of the people.
Several options are possible including an assembly selected like a jury from volunteers or one appointed by a similar citizen's panel where members are chosen for the character not their political colour.
Several options are possible including an assembly selected like a jury from volunteers or one appointed by a similar citizen's panel where members are chosen for the character not their political colour.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 7 Mar 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 16 Mar 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
16 Mar 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.