Petition · past parliament

Require political parties to have robust procedures for tackling discrimination

Closed 1,041 signatures

What the petition asks

Traditionally, British political parties are regulated only by the electorate, apart from basic rules on matters such as campaign funding which are enforced by the Electoral Commission. There are no rules against discrimination.
It is clear that political parties are not trusted to deal with discrimination themselves. For example, our polling has found that 92% of British Jews feel that UK political parties tolerate antisemitism.

The law should require political parties to have fair, efficient and transparent procedures for tackling discrimination amongst members, or the parties should face substantial fines.

Political parties should be obliged to meet a minimum requirement for tackling discrimination of all forms, including antisemitism, based on the Campaign Against Antisemitism’s guidance at https://antisemitism.uk/politics/manifesto.

Timeline

16 Aug 2018 Petition opened for signatures
16 Feb 2019 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 1,041
Status Closed
Opened 16 Aug 2018
Closed 16 Feb 2019

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