Petition

Close Remaining Party Funding Loopholes to Prevent Elections Being Bought.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Loopholes in party funding regulations allow national parties (or companies masquerading as parties) to receive unbounded funding via local candidates or by non-UK citizens. These & corresponding social media influencing loopholes should be closed.
There is growing concern that loopholes in social media regulations & party funding rules allow extremist organisations or individuals to undermine the democratic foundations of the UK. There is increasing evidence of this in overseas elections and even UK-based polls. It is in the national interest & in principle, that the UK government ensures evidence-based reasoning takes precedence over financial resources in political discourse.

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: Tighten the rules on political donations

Timeline

23 Dec 2024 Petition opened for signatures
24 Feb 2025 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 24 Feb 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 18 Aug 2026.