Petition
Make political parties manifestos legally binding.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
An Independent panel should monitor that the new government follows through on its pre-election promises. If after a period of time the panel decides that the promises are not being kept, then a warning should be issued
Following this if its still in breach then a new election must be called.
Following this if its still in breach then a new election must be called.
It's too easy to make promises pre-election which when in power they don't follow up on, and at the moment there's no mechanism for holding them accountable other than waiting 5 years till the next election
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 this petition which calls for a similar action: Make breaking a manifesto against the law and trigger a General Election
Timeline
| 11 Dec 2024 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 3 Feb 2025 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
3 Feb 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 27 Aug 2026.