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Move the General Election to after the CPS have decided whether to prosecute MPs

Submitted on Tuesday 18th April 2017

Rejected on Tuesday 25th April 2017

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)

Petition Action

Move the General Election to after the CPS have decided whether to prosecute MPs

Petition Details

The CPS are currently decided whether or not to prosecute MPs for breaking spending restrictions under election laws. There are a reported 20 Conservative MPs who are under review. The British people should know the full details of the alleged electoral crimes before going to the polls this year.

Additional Information

Please see the following news articles for further background on this issue:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/16/conservatives-fined-70000-mp-reported-police-following-investigation/

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/apr/10/tory-election-spending-johnny-mercer-mp-police-some-claims-were-wrong

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3098923/police-considering-charging-as-many-as-20-tory-mps-over-dodgy-election-spending/


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

Her Majesty the Queen has made a proclamation setting Thursday 8 June as the date of the election. Once a proclamation like this has been made, the date of the election can’t be changed.

You can see the proclamation here:

privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/List-of-Business-Privy-Council-25-04-17.pdf

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