Ensure that any MP sentenced to a prison term immediately loses their seat.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

With the recent news that a serving MP has been sentenced to a prison term for perverting the course of justice, the government should ensure that ANY MP sentenced to serve time in prison should immediately lose their seat, and a by-election called.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-47071120?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ocid=socialflow_twitter&ns_campaign=bbcnews

Why it was rejected

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

Make MP’s automatically lose their job if they are imprisoned.

Timeline

31 Jan 2019	Petition opened for signatures
5 Feb 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 5 Feb 2019

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