Submitted on Wednesday 1st February 2023
Rejected on Friday 3rd February 2023
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Remove bishops from Parliament
Abolish the Church Of England's privilege to appoint bishops into the House of Lords, and remove existing bishops currently sitting in the House of Lords.
26 bishops from the Church of England, selected by the church, sit as a matter of right in the House of Lords. No other faiths have this privilege, and nor do the other UK regions.
These bishops can vote on every law that is passed - even laws that the church doesn’t have to abide by because it has legal exemptions from Equality legislation.
Whatever goes on inside religious organisations, the Church should not be allowed to hold sway in the Houses of Parliament.
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You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/629100
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