Petition · Cabinet Office

Stop MPs and Ministers from attributing extreme political views to the public

Closed 83 signatures

What the petition asks

Add a rule to the House of Commons Members Code of Conduct and THE Ministerial Code setting out that MPs and Ministers should not attribute extreme political views to members of the public without clear evidence.
Such extreme political views could include, but is not limited to, “racist”, “far-right”, “bigoted”, “fascist”, “Nazi” or similar. The rule should stipulate that if no evidence is given, the remark must be withdrawn.

Timeline

18 Dec 2025 Petition opened for signatures
18 Jun 2026 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 83
Status Closed
Department Cabinet Office
Opened 18 Dec 2025
Closed 18 Jun 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Aug 2026.