Petition · past parliament

Prosecute MP's for breaking manifesto and referendum promises

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

Time and time again we see promises made by MP's during elections and referendums, broken without any punishment. I would like to see MP's forced to stick to their manifesto and promises during referendums. I would also like to see prosecutions where there has been and infringement.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

18 Dec 2018 Petition opened for signatures
19 Dec 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 19 Dec 2018

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