Submitted on Friday 22nd April 2016
Rejected on Monday 25th April 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
End the use of honorific titles for MPs.
MPs have a tradition of referring to eachother as 'The Right Honourable member for (constituency)". However, the wording is no longer valid. The government has proven time and time again that there is absolutely nothing honourable in their motives.
MPs must earn the title or it should be dropped.
From schoolyard jeering whilst debating the gravest of matters, to allegations of necrobestiality and expenses scandals and the broken promises of protecting the NHS and tuition fees. These do not fall under any definition of "honourable" actions.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Not all MPs are entitled to use the title "Right honourable". This is a title that may be used by members of the Privy Council. You can find out more about the Privy Council here:
http://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/
Not all members of the Privy Council are MPs.
During debates, MPs refer to other MPs (if they are not members of the Privy Council) as "the honourable gentlemen/lady" or "my honourable friend".
If you would like the House of Commons to change its practice, you could start a petition asking for the use of both the terms "honourable" and "right honourable" to be ended.
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