Big Hitters

The big hitters of the petition world. These are the open petitions with the most signatures in the past week. That's the sort of thing that social media would call "trending", but we're not that pretentious.

• Do not sign any WHO Pandemic Treaty unless it is approved via public referendum
  Opened on Tuesday 3rd May 2022
  91,768 signatures in the past week, 138,186 in total

• Exempt charities using IPAFFS from ban on importing animals from Eastern Europe
  Opened on Monday 16th May 2022
  10,016 signatures in the past week, 10,016 in total

• Ban commercial breeding for laboratories. Implement reform to approve & use NAMs
  Opened on Monday 28th March 2022
  8,914 signatures in the past week, 32,872 in total

• Legalise assisted dying for terminally ill, mentally competent adults
  Opened on Thursday 30th December 2021
  8,871 signatures in the past week, 104,290 in total

• Replace the real bearskins used for the Queen’s Guard’s caps with faux fur
  Opened on Thursday 6th January 2022
  8,811 signatures in the past week, 88,189 in total

• Make it a legal requirement for drivers to stop & report collisions with cats
  Opened on Wednesday 2nd February 2022
  5,710 signatures in the past week, 47,754 in total

• Extend 30 hours free childcare to student midwives/nurses/paramedics
  Opened on Monday 16th May 2022
  5,695 signatures in the past week, 5,695 in total

• Do not reduce staff-child ratios in early years childcare
  Opened on Friday 29th April 2022
  5,120 signatures in the past week, 60,600 in total

• Repeal Breed Specific Legislation
  Opened on Tuesday 21st December 2021
  4,320 signatures in the past week, 112,584 in total

• Change legal definition of stillborn to include all delivered babies
  Opened on Friday 13th May 2022
  3,924 signatures in the past week, 4,929 in total

• Do not restrict our right to freedom of expression online.
  Opened on Wednesday 1st December 2021
  3,347 signatures in the past week, 50,251 in total

• Suspend Section 25 of the Landlord and Tenant Act (Grounds C to G)
  Opened on Monday 11th April 2022
  3,246 signatures in the past week, 34,583 in total

• Increase benefits in line with current levels of inflation
  Opened on Tuesday 29th March 2022
  1,478 signatures in the past week, 11,287 in total

• Ban the sale and use of artificial grass for residential properties
  Opened on Wednesday 1st December 2021
  1,335 signatures in the past week, 8,615 in total

• Increase staffing to reduce waiting times for visas
  Opened on Tuesday 3rd May 2022
  1,307 signatures in the past week, 4,979 in total

• Create benefit for full-time carers of disabled children paying £332.50 a week
  Opened on Monday 16th May 2022
  1,295 signatures in the past week, 1,295 in total

• Ban school uniforms in sex shops and pornography
  Opened on Monday 9th May 2022
  1,157 signatures in the past week, 1,605 in total

• Fund improved treatment and awareness of Functional Neurological Disorders
  Opened on Friday 1st April 2022
  1,097 signatures in the past week, 4,196 in total

• Increase the state pension to £19,760 a year (£380 a week)
  Opened on Friday 25th February 2022
  1,060 signatures in the past week, 49,313 in total

• Require local authorities in England to permit motorcycles in bus lanes
  Opened on Monday 11th April 2022
  956 signatures in the past week, 4,760 in total

• Ban the religious slaughter of animals without first stunning them
  Opened on Tuesday 19th April 2022
  938 signatures in the past week, 3,026 in total

• Require schools provide a vegan meal option every day
  Opened on Thursday 17th February 2022
  804 signatures in the past week, 19,618 in total

• Require local authorities replace roadside grass with wild flowers
  Opened on Monday 16th May 2022
  745 signatures in the past week, 745 in total

• Review the euthanasia of animals in the UK and impose reporting requirements
  Opened on Tuesday 1st February 2022
  744 signatures in the past week, 8,170 in total

• Open a Public Inquiry into Covid-19 Vaccine Safety
  Opened on Monday 6th December 2021
  744 signatures in the past week, 75,128 in total

• Pass emergency legislation to block challenges to implementation of Rwanda plan
  Opened on Tuesday 10th May 2022
  729 signatures in the past week, 1,219 in total

• Make it a legal duty to report when a dog attacks or kills a cat
  Opened on Tuesday 30th November 2021
  724 signatures in the past week, 11,071 in total

• Remove prostitution from the list of priority offences in the Online Safety Bill
  Opened on Wednesday 13th April 2022
  710 signatures in the past week, 1,634 in total

• Ban development on agricultural land to increase food self-sufficiency
  Opened on Tuesday 15th March 2022
  705 signatures in the past week, 7,106 in total

• Seek to negotiate mutual recognition of UK and Spanish driving licences
  Opened on Wednesday 18th May 2022
  692 signatures in the past week, 692 in total

• Make it unlawful for shops to refuse cash payments.
  Opened on Wednesday 5th January 2022
  662 signatures in the past week, 29,467 in total

• Lift ban on import of rescue animals from Romania, Ukraine, Belarus and Poland
  Opened on Monday 16th May 2022
  652 signatures in the past week, 652 in total

• Require cyclists have lights, license plate and insurance to use the roads
  Opened on Thursday 30th December 2021
  585 signatures in the past week, 4,542 in total

• Cut MLA's salaries to basic Universal Credit rate until an executive is formed
  Opened on Tuesday 17th May 2022
  553 signatures in the past week, 553 in total

• Introduce an "Ecological Damage Tax" on Astroturf Lawns / Artificial Grass
  Opened on Friday 11th February 2022
  536 signatures in the past week, 11,819 in total

• Change the Standard Method for calculating local housing need
  Opened on Monday 25th April 2022
  526 signatures in the past week, 1,647 in total

• Automatically suspend PR rights of parent guilty of murdering the other parent.
  Opened on Tuesday 19th April 2022
  520 signatures in the past week, 119,128 in total

• Recognise and convert the Albanian driving license to a UK license
  Opened on Friday 13th May 2022
  512 signatures in the past week, 722 in total

• Ensure Trans people are fully protected under any conversion therapy ban
  Opened on Wednesday 6th April 2022
  492 signatures in the past week, 144,886 in total

• Make failing to report drink driving with child passengers an offence
  Opened on Thursday 12th May 2022
  488 signatures in the past week, 741 in total

• Stop the privatisation of Channel 4
  Opened on Thursday 7th April 2022
  468 signatures in the past week, 5,035 in total

• Provide an energy grant to people with a disability or serious medical condition
  Opened on Monday 7th March 2022
  435 signatures in the past week, 14,952 in total

• Tax 50% of the Energy Companies profits to help households pay bills.
  Opened on Tuesday 8th February 2022
  413 signatures in the past week, 1,750 in total

• Hold a public inquiry into "partygate" and how it has been investigated
  Opened on Monday 25th April 2022
  373 signatures in the past week, 387 in total

• Make school uniform VAT exempt
  Opened on Thursday 14th April 2022
  353 signatures in the past week, 2,196 in total

• Remove barriers to UK residents adopting rescue dogs from Ukraine
  Opened on Tuesday 1st March 2022
  351 signatures in the past week, 5,130 in total

• Increase funding for research into Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
  Opened on Tuesday 1st March 2022
  329 signatures in the past week, 2,035 in total

• Do not reform the Human Rights Act
  Opened on Monday 7th February 2022
  307 signatures in the past week, 45,887 in total

• Require all electrical installations to be carried out by qualified electricians
  Opened on Wednesday 11th May 2022
  302 signatures in the past week, 381 in total

• Increase the HMRC Mileage Rate from 45p/mile to 60p/mile
  Opened on Friday 18th February 2022
  294 signatures in the past week, 4,797 in total

• Reform highways maintenance funding to reflect traffic volume
  Opened on Friday 3rd December 2021
  290 signatures in the past week, 5,499 in total

• Investigate massive delays and inconsistencies within the Passport Office
  Opened on Tuesday 22nd February 2022
  288 signatures in the past week, 1,352 in total

• Suspend any MPs accused of sexual offences pending investigations
  Opened on Friday 20th May 2022
  285 signatures in the past week, 285 in total

• Ban the advertisement of high cost debt - 12 percent plus base rate
  Opened on Monday 9th May 2022
  283 signatures in the past week, 463 in total

• Ban Jetskis from coastal waters and inland waterways
  Opened on Wednesday 9th February 2022
  283 signatures in the past week, 1,191 in total

• Make Graduate visa extendable and count towards permanent residency
  Opened on Friday 22nd April 2022
  276 signatures in the past week, 15,467 in total

• Hold a public inquiry into Russian interference in UK politics
  Opened on Tuesday 1st March 2022
  262 signatures in the past week, 42,760 in total

• Introduce Albanian language as a GCSE and A Level
  Opened on Wednesday 4th May 2022
  252 signatures in the past week, 1,029 in total

• Ban all animal experiments & redirect Government funding to human-based research
  Opened on Thursday 9th December 2021
  246 signatures in the past week, 51,109 in total

• Fund Evusheld the preventative COVID19 antibody for immunocompromised
  Opened on Friday 25th March 2022
  242 signatures in the past week, 13,225 in total

• Reimburse all losses from missed travel due to Passport Service delays
  Opened on Monday 9th May 2022
  227 signatures in the past week, 494 in total

• Implement a policy whereby pensioners receive free dental treatment
  Opened on Friday 20th May 2022
  205 signatures in the past week, 205 in total

• Allow consumers the right to refuse the £200 energy rebate
  Opened on Tuesday 8th February 2022
  200 signatures in the past week, 13,073 in total

• Do not make vaccination against Covid-19 mandatory
  Opened on Wednesday 8th December 2021
  196 signatures in the past week, 27,383 in total

• Fund research into Topical Steroid Withdrawal (TSW)
  Opened on Tuesday 29th March 2022
  193 signatures in the past week, 13,576 in total

• Increase the basic state pensions by £500 a year as an emergency measure
  Opened on Wednesday 12th January 2022
  188 signatures in the past week, 21,885 in total

• Extend the Leasehold Reform Act to ground rent on existing residential leases
  Opened on Wednesday 16th February 2022
  185 signatures in the past week, 5,229 in total

• Stop the government's 'one way ticket' plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda
  Opened on Tuesday 19th April 2022
  181 signatures in the past week, 2,877 in total

• Loosen requirements for British citizens to return their pets home from China.
  Opened on Tuesday 26th April 2022
  160 signatures in the past week, 1,744 in total

• Automatically upgrade A2 motorcycle licence to A licence after 2 years
  Opened on Tuesday 15th February 2022
  160 signatures in the past week, 2,569 in total

• Require all public rights of way be accessible to pedestrians, horses & bicycles
  Opened on Monday 21st March 2022
  159 signatures in the past week, 17,767 in total

• Make relaxed rules for outdoor hospitality and making traffic orders permanent
  Opened on Thursday 5th May 2022
  159 signatures in the past week, 776 in total

• Fast-track access to benefits for terminally ill as soon as diagnosed
  Opened on Thursday 7th April 2022
  153 signatures in the past week, 6,189 in total

• Backpay the £20 covid uplift to people on Legacy Benefits
  Opened on Tuesday 15th February 2022
  145 signatures in the past week, 24,670 in total

• Create targeted support for children of parents with a mental illness
  Opened on Tuesday 1st March 2022
  143 signatures in the past week, 564 in total

• Reduce Indefinite leave to remain fees from £2389 to £243 for Health workers
  Opened on Tuesday 4th January 2022
  135 signatures in the past week, 32,776 in total

• Urge the UN to Send a Human Rights Envoy to Jammu Kashmir
  Opened on Friday 25th February 2022
  128 signatures in the past week, 1,907 in total

• Hold a referendum in Greater Manchester on removing the position of Mayor
  Opened on Wednesday 26th January 2022
  117 signatures in the past week, 10,199 in total

• Give elderly and vulnerable adults legal rights to have hospital visitors
  Opened on Friday 6th May 2022
  115 signatures in the past week, 388 in total

• Make SEND training mandatory for all teaching staff
  Opened on Tuesday 8th February 2022
  113 signatures in the past week, 27,684 in total

• Make protection of hedgerows a condition of ELM and BPS subsidies
  Opened on Wednesday 13th April 2022
  111 signatures in the past week, 3,194 in total

• Create an emergency fund for victims of failed funeral plan companies.
  Opened on Thursday 14th April 2022
  111 signatures in the past week, 1,499 in total

• Extend the new dog abduction theft offence to cover cats and all kept animals
  Opened on Wednesday 8th December 2021
  110 signatures in the past week, 15,752 in total

• Make the spaying and neutering of pet cats a legal requirement
  Opened on Friday 13th May 2022
  108 signatures in the past week, 161 in total

• Make parking at work permanently free for all NHS workers
  Opened on Monday 4th April 2022
  106 signatures in the past week, 13,547 in total

• Produce a Farmland Protection Policy to regulate the loss of farmland to solar
  Opened on Monday 24th January 2022
  98 signatures in the past week, 6,752 in total

• Smart motorways to be banned, and for all hard shoulders to be reinstated
  Opened on Monday 9th May 2022
  96 signatures in the past week, 346 in total

• Fund air filters and reintroduce measures to protect children and school staff
  Opened on Thursday 5th May 2022
  93 signatures in the past week, 677 in total

• Allow Camping on Farmland for 56 days a year under permitted development
  Opened on Friday 22nd April 2022
  91 signatures in the past week, 5,698 in total

• Overturn the decision to allow the use of neonicotinoid pesticides
  Opened on Tuesday 25th January 2022
  89 signatures in the past week, 8,265 in total

• Give U.K. pensioners living abroad increases with parity as those in the U.K.
  Opened on Monday 29th November 2021
  87 signatures in the past week, 11,214 in total

• Change the spouse visa eligibility requirements and application process
  Opened on Monday 28th March 2022
  82 signatures in the past week, 1,277 in total

• Allow those with 5 years ICT visa to apply for ILR
  Opened on Friday 31st December 2021
  81 signatures in the past week, 6,264 in total

• Reinstate the IPC grant Funding which paid social care staff who need to isolate
  Opened on Thursday 14th April 2022
  80 signatures in the past week, 3,317 in total

• Protect and restore Britain’s lost rainforests
  Opened on Tuesday 15th February 2022
  79 signatures in the past week, 7,421 in total

• Change Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in law to Female Genital Cutting (FGC)
  Opened on Thursday 24th February 2022
  78 signatures in the past week, 2,043 in total

• Increase funding for NHS transgender services
  Opened on Wednesday 18th May 2022
  75 signatures in the past week, 75 in total

• Fund Ayurveda treatment on the NHS as a complementary and alternative medicine
  Opened on Wednesday 6th April 2022
  74 signatures in the past week, 2,146 in total

• Increase minimum wage for licensed security workers to £15 an hour
  Opened on Friday 25th March 2022
  74 signatures in the past week, 8,656 in total

• Hold a referendum on the monarchy when the current monarch's reign ends
  Opened on Wednesday 18th May 2022
  73 signatures in the past week, 73 in total