Petition · past parliament
Stop those who have served a prison term from being, or continuing to be, an MP.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
In order that the people of the United Kingdom be represented by those of good standing, those having served a prison sentence of any length will not be allowed to stand for election as a Member of Parliament. MPs already in place to be removed immediately and a Bye Election held.
Recent events in which a Member of Parliament was found guilty of perjury among other offences and yet continues to serve as an MP.
No Member of Parliament is able to serve their constituents whilst in prison as they do not have access to mobile phones and private correspondence of constituents may be read.
No special allowances should be made to any prisoner, because of their status, to allow for this.
For this reason they should immediately be removed as an MP and a Bye Election held.
No Member of Parliament is able to serve their constituents whilst in prison as they do not have access to mobile phones and private correspondence of constituents may be read.
No special allowances should be made to any prisoner, because of their status, to allow for this.
For this reason they should immediately be removed as an MP and a Bye Election held.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
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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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.