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Petition · past parliament

Hold public enquiry into why petitions to abolish House of Lords are rejected.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Investigate why petitions to abolish the House of Lords or hold a referendum on the continued existence of this anti-democratic body of political appointees, are consistently rejected by the petitions service, despite abolition receiving public support from all sides of the political spectrum.
When I recently set up a petition to abolish the House of Lords, it received the necessary sponsors within minutes. It was then rejected, despite me being willing to accept a reworded version. I then checked and found that all such petitions have been rejected - suggesting that the petitions service, which itself is run by unelected individuals, is working in support of another body of unelected individuals, both seeking to influence the ability of elected MPs to serve the electorate.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. There is a petition calling for the abolition of the House of Lords currently open for signature

Abolish the House of Lords

You can see earlier petitions from this Parliament on this topic at

Abolish the House of Lords
Abolish the House of Lords
Hold a Referendum on Abolishing the House Of Lords.
Hold a referendum on democratic elections for members of the House of Lords
Reform the House of Lords. Use the Canadian Senate Model
To legislate for the abolition of the Honour's system and the House of Lords.

Timeline

25 Nov 2021 Petition opened for signatures
30 Nov 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 30 Nov 2021

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