Petition · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

Political parties to be funded only by membership fees and a government grant

Closed 418 signatures

What the petition asks

Change the law so that all political party funding is exclusively by capped membership fees and an equal government grant to all registered parties.
We think our democracy is at great risk from wealthy billionaires funding political parties, election campaigns, and individual politicians, who wish to pursue agendas that may not be in the National Interest. We think current laws are too weak for today's world where backing can be funnelled through offshore accounts or companies set up in our country to provide a funding channel. We think it is undemocratic for the politics and messages of smaller parties to be drowned out by corporate sponsors of large parties.

Prevent UK elections following what we see as a costly, undemocratic money circus in the USA.

Timeline

13 May 2025 Petition opened for signatures
13 Nov 2025 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 418
Status Closed
Department Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
Opened 13 May 2025
Closed 13 Nov 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 4 Aug 2026.