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Require Secretaries of State to be members of the House of Commons

Submitted by Oliver King on Monday 13th November 2023

Published on Thursday 23rd November 2023

Current status: Closed

Closed: Thursday 23rd May 2024

Signatures: 61

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Require Secretaries of State to be members of the House of Commons

Petition Details

Introduce legislation limiting the powers of the Prime Minister to select their Secretaries of State from those in the House of Commons only. We believe those in positions of power within Government should be directly elected representatives of The People.

Additional Information

We believe the installation of David Cameron as Foreign Secretary sets a dangerous precedent for Prime Ministers to parachute individuals into government positions by making them members of the House of Lords, and undermines democracy.


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