Petition · past parliament

Arrest PM Boris Johnson for unlawfully proroguing parliament.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

On 24/09/2019, the Supreme Court ruled that the advice given to the Queen to prorogue parliament for 5 weeks was “unlawful”. The prime minister who gave said advice should therefore be charged and placed under arrest for their “unlawful” acts.
Paragraph 62 of Supreme Court official statement
https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/docs/uksc-2019-0192-judgment.pdf

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Timeline

24 Sep 2019 Petition opened for signatures
30 Sep 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 30 Sep 2019

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