Petition · past parliament

HoL to immediately suspend members of the HoC acting to undermine government

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

To prevent irreparable damage to our democracy and institutions we the undersigned call on the House of Lords to immediately suspend any member of the House of Commons until April 01 2019 who proposes any legislation or acts in way designed to undermine the U.K. government.
references:

https://www.spectator.co.uk/2019/01/nick-boless-plan-is-certainly-crazy-but-it-just-might-work/

https://www.ft.com/content/14796814-1a82-11e9-9e64-d150b3105d21

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/phillip-hammond-tells-business-chiefs-mps-will-stop-nodeal-brexit-leaked-recording-shows-a4041111.html

https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/secret-plan-by-rebel-mps-to-stop-a-no-deal-brexit

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

The UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for removing MPs from office because of their views or opinions.

Timeline

20 Jan 2019 Petition opened for signatures
28 Jan 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 28 Jan 2019

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