Petition · past parliament

Make Lords resign their peerage if they wish to stand for elected office

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Lord Adonis has made it clear that he wishes to stand as an MEP. It should be applauded that he has finally asked for approval for his appointment from the voters. However, he has consistently tried to undermine the result of the referendum and now wishes to "suspend" his membership hedging his bets

Why it was rejected

It was about honours or appointments, which petitions cannot cover.

We can't accept petitions that call for someone to be given or lose their job.

You could start a new petition calling for a change in the law to disqualify anyone who is an MEP from being a Peer if that is something you would like to see happen.

Timeline

22 Apr 2019 Petition opened for signatures
22 May 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 22 May 2019

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