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Amendments to MP conduct rules to restrict sitting MP's work as broadcasters

Submitted on Monday 24th July 2023

Rejected on Thursday 27th July 2023

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

Amendments to MP conduct rules to restrict sitting MP's work as broadcasters

Petition Details

Amendments should restrict UK MPs from acting as hosts, long-term contributors or editors for current affairs broadcasting content. When contributing, MPs should be transparent about their involvement with related House business and disclose their voting history

Additional Information

I believe that it is inappropriate for members of Parliament to be allowed to frame current affairs and political discourse in a public forum without moderation. Open and fair discourse is essential to the functioning of a democracy and an impartial press is key to this. Further more I believe that MP's analysis on current affairs should always be presented with full transparency regarding not only their opinions but their voting history.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about MPs working as broadcasters are a matter for Ofcom, not the UK Government or Parliament.

Here are the Ofcom broadcasting standards: www.ofcom.org.uk/news-centre/2023/ofcoms-rules-on-politicians-on-tv-and-radio

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