Petition · past parliament

Introduce mandatory drug tests for MPs and Lords.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Drug laws are there and apply to everyone, regardless of their status within society.
With media reports of trace amounts of cocaine and other drugs found in the toilets used by MPs and Lords, any politician using any illegal drugs should be held to account.
MPs and Lords should not oppose this petition, as if you have nothing to hide, then MPs and Lords have nothing to fear.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

9 Sep 2019 Petition opened for signatures
17 Sep 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 17 Sep 2019

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