Internal Market Bill lawbreaking MPs to pay all fines/legal costs not taxpayers

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

All Cabinet members and MPs that voted to break the law over the Internal Market Bill must be responsible for all legal costs and resulting fines rather than taxpayers.

Taxpayers wrote to MPs warning them that breaking the law in this way was unacceptable. Leading lawmakers, judges and barristers warned them that the bill broke International law. It is not acceptable that those that warned against it should foot the bill.
Cabinet members and MPs can afford it. Taxpayers cannot.

Why it was rejected

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

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. Penalties and liabilities are a matter for the courts, and not the UK Government or Parliament itself.

Timeline

1 Oct 2020	Petition opened for signatures
8 Oct 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17

Status Rejected

Rejected 8 Oct 2020

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