Petition · past parliament

Hold public enquiry into allegations MPs engaged in espionage for Eastern bloc

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Recent allegations that politicians engaged in espionage on behalf of Soviet bloc countries is extremely damaging to national defence.

A public enquiry should be held to establish any wrongdoing, and if appropriate refer findings to the Crown Prosecution Service.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

18 Feb 2018 Petition opened for signatures
2 Mar 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 2 Mar 2018

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