Suspend all MP's who have accepted Russian funding in the last 5 years.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Pending the result of an independent enquiry into each example, suspend all MP's who have received funding from Russian nationals in the last 5 years, regardless of position or party affiliation.

It is highly unlikely that any Russian oligarch is truly independent of President Putin, and it is yet more unlikely that any donations, whether party or personal, are in any way altruistic. At time of crisis it is vital that we ensure that our parliament is free of such corruption, and without such an enquiry it is impossible to know.

Why it was rejected

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

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

There are already rules about what donations political parties or individuals can accept. Investigating whether these rules have been broken are a matter for the Electoral Commission.

Find out more about the rules regarding political donations: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/financial-reporting/donations-and-loans

Investigating whether MPs have broken the code of conduct and should be suspended from the House is a matter for the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards and Standards Committee. You can find out more about this here: https://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/standards-and-financial-interests/parliamentary-commissioner-for-standards/

We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Hold a public inquiry into Russian interference in UK politics: Hold a public inquiry into Russian interference in UK politics

Timeline

11 Mar 2022	Petition opened for signatures
16 Mar 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 16 Mar 2022

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