Petition
Make election manifestos legally binding on political parties.
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
Create a mechanism so that if a political party breaks a manifesto commitment, the Secretary of State for the relevant Department must automatically resign. If a political party breaks a principle of their manifesto, or if perceived to do so, then the Leader must take responsibility and resign.
This would ensure politicians are held to account and not able to ignore the promises they were elected on. They cannot be elected on one set of promises and then enact another. This has led to manifestos not being worth their weight and a distrust in the political system.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign the following instead: Make breaking a manifesto against the law and trigger a General Election
Timeline
| 24 Nov 2024 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Dec 2024 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
20 Dec 2024
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Aug 2026.