Petition · past parliament

Stop paying Northern Irish politicians refusing to form our government.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The members of stormont are refusing to form our government but are still being fully paid. Suspend all pay and expenses without chance of back pay.
Anyone who refuses to work does not get their full pay. It is unfair that the main parties will not be working but getting paid by the tax payer. We had it for 3 years and refuse to accept it again.

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. We're not sure if you want pay and expenses for all MLAs to be suspended until an Executive is formed, or for only those Members not willing to form an executive to be penalised.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

9 May 2022 Petition opened for signatures
10 May 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 10 May 2022

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