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Petition · past parliament

Introduce mandatory drugs testing for all MP's

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Michael Gove MP & Rory Stewart MP have openly admitted taking Class A drugs. These people are public servants and should be held to a higher standard. Testing should be mandatory for all MPs & Peers, overseen by an independent body with the results and dates of tests available online.

Why it was rejected

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

Drug testing for Members of Parliament.

Timeline

10 Jun 2019 Petition opened for signatures
28 Jun 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 28 Jun 2019

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