Submitted on Thursday 5th September 2019
Rejected on Wednesday 11th September 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
MP's crossing the floor to be subject to automatic by election
The electorate would like a means of replacing MP's who are no longer represntative of the party, manifesto and policies for which they were elected. An MP who crosses the floor to oppose thier electorate is abusing the electorates trust which should not be allowed to continue unhindered.
As an example Anna Soubry MP crossed the floor from the Conservative party to the Independent group where she has consistantly worked against the government and the departure from the EU. Her constituency overwhelmingly voted to leave the EU so she is now working against her electorates wishes. She has unfairly used crossing the floor (as have others) as a means to retain her position as an MP where she would have likely been deselected by local party members.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/269912
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