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Automatically suspend and recall MPs charged with violent or sexual crimes

Submitted by Luke Thomas O'Brien on Tuesday 5th August 2025

Published on Tuesday 23rd September 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Monday 23rd March 2026

Signatures: 117

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Charged ~ Crime ~ Democrats ~ Effective ~ Ensure ~ Estate ~ local ~ MP ~ Parliament ~ Parliamentary ~ Suspended ~ TRIGGER ~ trust ~ Violent

Petition Action

Automatically suspend and recall MPs charged with violent or sexual crimes

Petition Details

MPs who are charged with a violent or sexual offence and are excluded from the Parliamentary estate should be automatically suspended from the House. The Recall of MPs Act should be amended so that this would trigger a recall petition ensuring local representation.

Additional Information

MPs who are charged with serious crimes and are excluded from the Parliamentary estate continue to receive a full salary while unable to fulfil their full duties. We believe this undermines trust in the democratic process and leaves constituents without effective representation. We believe Parliament should ensure that MPs are promptly suspended and subjected to recall, so the public has the right to act via recall petition if they choose.


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