End the right of Anglican Bishops to have 26 seats in the House of Lords.

Closed 120 signatures

What the petition asks

Although only 15% British citizens are practising Anglicans, and this falls to 3% for those under 24. This is a continuing trend, yet the UK parliament allows 26 unelected Anglican Bishops to sit in the House of Lords. This privileged, undemocratic, discriminatory, anachronism cannot continue.

The right of Church of England Bishops to sit in the House of Lords is a tradition that continues from mediaeval times. The UK is the only parliament in the world that accords a unique privileged status to religious representatives. Known as 'Lords Spiritual' these 26 Church of England Bishops occupy a position of political power that is no longer relevant in a country where so few identify with the Anglican church. If Bishops wish to represent UK people, why should they not stand for election?

Timeline

20 Oct 2017	Petition opened for signatures
20 Apr 2018	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 120

Status Closed

Opened 20 Oct 2017

Closed 20 Apr 2018

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