Petition · past parliament
Do not alter the Composition of the House of Lords for mere Party Political ends
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government is threatening to pack the House of Lords with its supporters in order to assure the passage of its controversial Brexit Bill.
This would undermine the UK's delicate unwritten Constitution and give yet more power to the Executive at the expense of Parliament.
It must be stopped.
This would undermine the UK's delicate unwritten Constitution and give yet more power to the Executive at the expense of Parliament.
It must be stopped.
The Government already has a mechanism to over-rule the House of Lords, if need be; the Parliament Acts. Their threat to disrupt the composition of the upper house is therefore an unnecessary power-grab and is likely to result, yet again, in legal challenge.
They must avoid this course of action and the embarrassment to the Crown that it would cause, by involving Her Majesty in party politics.
They must avoid this course of action and the embarrassment to the Crown that it would cause, by involving Her Majesty in party politics.
Why it was rejected
It was about honours or appointments, which petitions cannot cover.
We can't accept petitions about appointments, which includes appointments to the House of Lords.
Timeline
| 3 Jan 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Jan 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
9 Jan 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.