Introduce an offence of 'contempt of the Electorate' under Parliamenatary rules.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

MPs and the Government can currently be held in contempt of Parliament. They are not accountable to electorate in the same way. Many adhere to the principle of 'one word from voters and we do as we like'. We seek accountability to Parliament and the electorate, beyond that afforded by election.

A majority of MPs have shown contempt for the Electorate by seeking to undermine the result of the 2016 EU Referendum. Significant numbers are currently seeking to overturn the Referendum result and must be held accountable. The decision to remain in or leave the EU was delegated to voters. It is completely unacceptable for MPs to ignore the will of the majority of voters in this manner.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We understand you are concerned about Brexit but we aren't sure what action you would like taken. The UK Government and House of Commons aren't responsible for the individual views of MPs.

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Brexit re article 50 it must not be suspended/stopped under any circumstances

Timeline

21 Jan 2019	Petition opened for signatures
30 Jan 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 30 Jan 2019

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