Petition

Make it compulsory for MPs and city Mayors to travel daily by public transport.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Ensure that every MP and Mayor travels to work using only public transport in their own constituency, and including the London underground when attending Westminster. They must carry no illegal defensive equipment, and must not be accompanied by any security detail.
There has rarely been a time when there was more distrust between the governed and the governing. We can't all share a working environment, but we can share our mode of travel to work. The disconnect between the world-view of constituents and that of politicians, would be vastly reduced if politicians experienced the reality of the towns and cities their constituents live in as their constituents experience it, and see the people and events they encounter, during their daily commute.

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.

Decisions about travel arrangements for MPs and City mayors are a matter for individual MPs and mayors, not the UK Government or Parliament.

Timeline

26 Nov 2024 Petition opened for signatures
10 Jan 2025 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 10 Jan 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 20 Aug 2026.