Petition · past parliament · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Ban foreign contributions to political parties & sanction countries that attempt

Closed 78 signatures

What the petition asks

Foreign & foreign connected contributions to political parties should be banned to ensure there is no undue influence. Any country that interferes in our Electoral process should be sanctioned and face major consequences. We should have something like the US: 52 USC 30121.
As laid out in the Russia Report, foreign governments have been attempting to interfere with our election process.

We should ensure that there are severe financial and political consequences from those attempts. This needs to happen to protect our democracy, and to ensure that any influence is countered.

Timeline

12 Aug 2020 Petition opened for signatures
12 Feb 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 78
Status Closed
Department Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Opened 12 Aug 2020
Closed 12 Feb 2021

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