Petition · past parliament · Cabinet Office

Abolish the House of Lords

Closed 4,811 signatures

What the petition asks

The outdated House of Lords is unelected so should have no rights to stop what an elected government has been mandated to do.
Abolish the unelected House of Lords which costs hard working tax payers too much money.

Timeline

10 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
10 Sep 2020 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 4,811
Status Closed
Department Cabinet Office
Opened 10 Mar 2020
Closed 10 Sep 2020

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