Submitted on Wednesday 3rd September 2025
Rejected on Thursday 11th September 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Hold Governments accountable to their election promises
We want Parliament to create a mechanism for mid-term accountability so Governments and MPs must honor election promises. Other countries allow recall votes or binding referendums. The UK should adopt similar measures to restore trust and prevent broken pledges.
Voters currently have no recourse if parties fail to deliver on election promises during a five-year term. We want a system of accountability, such as recall or mid-term review, to ensure pledges are honored as presented and understood. Other democracies (e.g. USA, Canada, Switzerland) allow recalls or binding referendums — the UK should adopt similar measures to restore trust and prevent broken promises.
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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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