Petition · past parliament

Stop the use of 'Right Honourable' a false term that has not been demonstrated.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

The term right honorable, given the latest conduct and lack of integrity of some members in the House of Commons is false. Use the term 'The Member representing 'name of consistency'. Perhaps this would help MP's remember who they represent and who put them them there.

Why it was rejected

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

We can't accept your petition because the title "Right Honourable" is given to Privy Councillors when they are appointed to the Privy Council. It isn't given to all MPs and it isn't given by Parliament, so Parliament can't take it away. In any case, we can't accept petitions asking for an honour to be taken away from someone.

You could start a new petition asking for MPs to call each other by their names rather than titles when addressing each other in debates.

Timeline

5 Sep 2019 Petition opened for signatures
10 Sep 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 10 Sep 2019

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