Submitted on Saturday 31st October 2015
Rejected on Monday 2nd November 2015
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Remove MP Philip Davies, as he does not represent the people of the UK.
The Tory MP spoke for 90 minutes straight in order to block a law that would give carers free hospital parking has caused outrage - but it seems that actually no one should be surprised, given his previous form.
Philip Davies spoke for an hour and a half in the Commons on Friday, which, alongside another 80 minutes from other Tory MPs, meant that there was no time to vote on the law.
The move was blasted as “shameless” by Labour MP Julie Cooper, who drew up the Hospital Parking Charges Bill.
Cooper, who was hit by huge hospital parking bills while caring for her mother, told the Mirror: "People all round the country who watched that debate will be disgusted - particularly carers.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Speeches made by individual MPs are the responsibility of the MP, not of the House of Commons as a whole.
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