Require all MPs & peers to be fully tax resident in the UK

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Make it a legal requirement that no person may stand as a candidate, or sit as an MP or peer, in Parliament or the House of Lords, unless they are a full tax resident in the UK and do not use tax havens to avoid paying taxes that would otherwise be paid to the UK to support public services.

Just as there should be no taxation without representation, those representing us to make tax and spending commitments in the UK should be tax payers themselves.

They should not be allowed to use tax havens to hide their wealth from contributing their fair share in taxes while at the same time making the laws that the public must pay.

The current situation allows MPs & peers to hide their wealth abroad, a clear conflict of interest for our legislators, that should not be allowed to continue.

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

Part 4 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 provides that members of the House of Commons (MPs) and House of Lords (Peers) are deemed resident in the UK for the purposes of income tax, inheritance tax and capital gains tax.

From April 2025, they are classified as long-term UK tax residents.

You may wish to submit a petition on how you would like the provisions in the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (CRAG) to be expanded.

Timeline

24 Mar 2026	Petition opened for signatures
27 Apr 2026	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 27 Apr 2026

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