Petition · Cabinet Office

Set minimum MP attendance requirements and automatic by-election if not met

Open for signatures 164 signatures

What the petition asks

Introduce a minimum level of attendance of an MP in the House. In our view, this is the role they were elected to perform by their constituents, and therefore a minimum attendance level should be required. If levels fall, the constituents should be able to remove them as an MP through a by-election.
We believe that there a number of MPs that are spending more time with external roles, earning money for themselves and neglecting their basic responsibilities and function of an MP, ie working for the people that elected them and not themselves or their party.

Timeline

26 Mar 2026 Petition opened for signatures

Key facts

Signatures 164
Status Open for signatures
Department Cabinet Office
Opened 26 Mar 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.