Submitted on Tuesday 28th November 2017
Rejected on Wednesday 6th December 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Introduce recall elections for MPs in the United Kingdom.
In the United States, some states can recall representatives if they aren't fulfilling what they said they were going to do. Recall elections give the electorate a chance to make MPs more accountable and if they go astray from their promises can be replaced.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a UK law that allows for the recall of MPs in some circumstances. It's called the Recall of MPs Act 2015 and provides for a recall petition to be triggered if an MP is sentenced to a prison term or is suspended from the House for at least 21 sitting days.
You can find out more here:
www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/184324/Recall-Act-Factsheet.pdf
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