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.

• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases
  Opened on Tuesday 21st April 2026
  47,961 signatures in the past week, 84,185 in total

• Raise the personal tax allowance to £18,000
  Opened on Tuesday 31st March 2026
  13,930 signatures in the past week, 29,642 in total

• Ban non-stun & recoverable stun slaughter of animals
  Opened on Monday 30th March 2026
  8,819 signatures in the past week, 36,079 in total

• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills
  Opened on Friday 17th April 2026
  8,700 signatures in the past week, 77,472 in total

• Fund Free TV licences for all pensioners.
  Opened on Wednesday 21st January 2026
  7,274 signatures in the past week, 9,010 in total

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership
  Opened on Thursday 12th March 2026
  5,430 signatures in the past week, 197,043 in total

• Fully fund Specialist Palliative Care provided by hospices
  Opened on Friday 1st May 2026
  4,560 signatures in the past week, 4,743 in total

• Stop proposed changes to the Motability Scheme
  Opened on Thursday 15th January 2026
  4,269 signatures in the past week, 56,730 in total

• Repeal the Hong Kong Economic Trade Office Act 1996
  Opened on Monday 27th April 2026
  3,660 signatures in the past week, 3,683 in total

• Mandate standardised cancer training for all GPs in England
  Opened on Friday 1st May 2026
  3,193 signatures in the past week, 6,270 in total

• Protect raced greyhounds from exports by introducing spay/neuter laws
  Opened on Friday 24th April 2026
  3,153 signatures in the past week, 10,534 in total

• Reform pay, working conditions and national standards for TA's and SEN LSA's.
  Opened on Thursday 15th January 2026
  2,691 signatures in the past week, 6,720 in total

• Ban the sale of helium balloons
  Opened on Tuesday 5th May 2026
  2,403 signatures in the past week, 2,403 in total

• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND
  Opened on Tuesday 14th April 2026
  2,325 signatures in the past week, 12,804 in total

• Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU
  Opened on Friday 1st May 2026
  2,244 signatures in the past week, 2,972 in total

• Fund a medical cannabis trial for children left without NHS access since 2018
  Opened on Tuesday 21st April 2026
  2,236 signatures in the past week, 5,212 in total

• Ban foreign media ownership, enact a social media levy & new regulatory reform
  Opened on Wednesday 18th March 2026
  2,127 signatures in the past week, 9,795 in total

• Introduce national support standards for autistic children with PDA
  Opened on Friday 20th February 2026
  2,115 signatures in the past week, 13,839 in total

• Introduce Romanian into the GCSE Curriculum
  Opened on Thursday 19th February 2026
  2,080 signatures in the past week, 3,003 in total

• Introduce new penalties for repeated breaches of SEND law
  Opened on Friday 8th May 2026
  1,864 signatures in the past week, 1,864 in total

• Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance
  Opened on Tuesday 24th March 2026
  1,806 signatures in the past week, 41,109 in total

• We call for harsher sentencing for causing death by careless driving.
  Opened on Friday 8th May 2026
  1,744 signatures in the past week, 1,744 in total

• Introduce a Central Microchip Portal to help reunite missing pets without delay
  Opened on Friday 5th December 2025
  1,735 signatures in the past week, 21,893 in total

• Deport all foreign-born criminals & individuals on the terror watchlist
  Opened on Monday 27th April 2026
  1,676 signatures in the past week, 11,722 in total

• Make reproductive coercion a standalone criminal offence
  Opened on Monday 30th March 2026
  1,561 signatures in the past week, 2,120 in total

• Statutory paid leave for parents whose child is undergoing cancer treatment
  Opened on Monday 30th March 2026
  1,546 signatures in the past week, 3,065 in total

• Reduce VAT on hospitality to 10%: protect jobs, communities & UK competitiveness
  Opened on Thursday 12th March 2026
  1,514 signatures in the past week, 5,673 in total

• Dissolve Parliament and call a General Election now!
  Opened on Wednesday 10th December 2025
  1,512 signatures in the past week, 207,876 in total

• New legislation for ponds to have safety measures to prevent access by children
  Opened on Thursday 30th April 2026
  1,363 signatures in the past week, 3,595 in total

• Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 close to homes and communities
  Opened on Monday 20th April 2026
  1,339 signatures in the past week, 6,902 in total

• Coeliac disease awareness training to be mandatory for all catering industries
  Opened on Friday 24th April 2026
  1,321 signatures in the past week, 10,499 in total

• Introduce ban on keeping wolves in captivity
  Opened on Tuesday 5th May 2026
  1,207 signatures in the past week, 1,207 in total

• Legislate to require drivers to report collisions with cats
  Opened on Wednesday 17th December 2025
  1,198 signatures in the past week, 32,518 in total

• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth
  Opened on Friday 10th April 2026
  1,186 signatures in the past week, 110,587 in total

• Apply to Rejoin the EU as soon as possible to increase growth in the UK
  Opened on Monday 8th December 2025
  1,071 signatures in the past week, 66,487 in total

• Make additional autism-specific training mandatory for all speech therapists
  Opened on Tuesday 21st April 2026
  1,051 signatures in the past week, 5,183 in total

• Commission a full Independent Review of Council Tax and Stamp Duty
  Opened on Friday 23rd January 2026
  1,045 signatures in the past week, 24,145 in total

• Legally require absent parents to undertake medical testing if child is unwell
  Opened on Friday 8th May 2026
  907 signatures in the past week, 907 in total

• Require DBS Checks for Tattoo Artists in England
  Opened on Friday 21st November 2025
  880 signatures in the past week, 10,507 in total

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office
  Opened on Friday 6th March 2026
  851 signatures in the past week, 198,256 in total

• Reduce Vehicle Excise Duty by 50% for vehicles aged 20 to 39 years
  Opened on Friday 6th February 2026
  815 signatures in the past week, 51,280 in total

• Introduce a screening programme for prostate cancer, starting with high-risk men
  Opened on Tuesday 13th January 2026
  699 signatures in the past week, 63,856 in total

• Allow small pets to travel in the cabin on flights entering the UK
  Opened on Monday 2nd February 2026
  690 signatures in the past week, 14,267 in total

• Fund pay for student nurses and midwives for placement hours
  Opened on Thursday 20th November 2025
  672 signatures in the past week, 14,228 in total

• Raise Bereavement Support Payment and extend beyond 18 months
  Opened on Thursday 8th January 2026
  656 signatures in the past week, 36,346 in total

• Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety
  Opened on Friday 8th May 2026
  651 signatures in the past week, 651 in total

• Review FCDO procedures for supporting investigations into British deaths abroad
  Opened on Thursday 30th April 2026
  650 signatures in the past week, 708 in total

• Codify rules for MPs' attendance in Parliament & their constituency in statute
  Opened on Wednesday 15th April 2026
  625 signatures in the past week, 5,427 in total

• Set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform to review the electoral system
  Opened on Monday 30th March 2026
  604 signatures in the past week, 3,157 in total

• Require accessible changing benches for disabled children in public venues
  Opened on Thursday 9th April 2026
  566 signatures in the past week, 7,175 in total

• Apologise for the Balfour Declaration and fund the teaching of its legacy
  Opened on Friday 8th May 2026
  551 signatures in the past week, 551 in total

• Pause pylon projects and bring in regulations to provide community support
  Opened on Thursday 23rd April 2026
  548 signatures in the past week, 1,403 in total

• Review medical testing standards & process: use optimal ranges & cellular tests
  Opened on Wednesday 11th March 2026
  525 signatures in the past week, 3,051 in total

• Return Royal Mail to public ownership
  Opened on Wednesday 25th March 2026
  503 signatures in the past week, 8,397 in total

• Require all emergency services to record staff suicides
  Opened on Tuesday 24th March 2026
  496 signatures in the past week, 14,371 in total

• Ban atmospheric geoengineering in UK
  Opened on Tuesday 24th February 2026
  475 signatures in the past week, 40,011 in total

• Fund cardiac screening at age 14 years and cardiac awareness programme
  Opened on Wednesday 14th January 2026
  474 signatures in the past week, 37,279 in total

• Investigate the failures in the administration of Civil Service Pensions
  Opened on Friday 20th March 2026
  474 signatures in the past week, 15,056 in total

• Ensure people whose parent had breast cancer under 45 can access genetic testing
  Opened on Wednesday 8th April 2026
  459 signatures in the past week, 4,986 in total

• Require social workers to use body-worn cameras during statutory visits
  Opened on Monday 16th February 2026
  452 signatures in the past week, 1,066 in total

• Require Government to co-design better NHS care pathways and to employ more GPs
  Opened on Tuesday 14th April 2026
  413 signatures in the past week, 3,255 in total

• Disregard compensation paid to injured service personnel from UC calculation
  Opened on Thursday 26th February 2026
  411 signatures in the past week, 12,385 in total

• Review NHS lipoedema care
  Opened on Friday 20th February 2026
  387 signatures in the past week, 6,111 in total

• Review implementation of Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022
  Opened on Tuesday 9th December 2025
  384 signatures in the past week, 2,926 in total

• Introduce an NHS data opt-out & require a consultation for system expansions
  Opened on Wednesday 14th January 2026
  376 signatures in the past week, 28,163 in total

• The Government must get the East West Rail Line passenger service running ASAP
  Opened on Wednesday 1st April 2026
  363 signatures in the past week, 3,110 in total

• Call a public inquiry into pro-Israel influence on politics & democracy
  Opened on Wednesday 28th January 2026
  357 signatures in the past week, 115,016 in total

• Legislate crimes motivated by misogyny are hate crimes, fund support & training
  Opened on Tuesday 2nd December 2025
  354 signatures in the past week, 113,651 in total

• Hold a consultation & publish a national strategy for foreign language teaching
  Opened on Tuesday 5th May 2026
  342 signatures in the past week, 342 in total

• Make it a crime to abandon someone in immediate danger without seeking help
  Opened on Monday 22nd December 2025
  330 signatures in the past week, 30,434 in total

• Review discharge of mental health patients
  Opened on Friday 24th April 2026
  317 signatures in the past week, 897 in total

• Invest in and support insulin production in the UK to ensure self-sufficiency
  Opened on Tuesday 7th April 2026
  298 signatures in the past week, 2,606 in total

• Ensure access to non-whole meal flour without folic acid fortification
  Opened on Wednesday 24th December 2025
  293 signatures in the past week, 3,499 in total

• Require coconut be labelled as an allergen on food packaging
  Opened on Tuesday 5th May 2026
  292 signatures in the past week, 292 in total

• Ban all face coverings at all protests and demonstrations
  Opened on Friday 8th May 2026
  292 signatures in the past week, 292 in total

• Reform NHS wheelchair quality framework to make waiting times legally binding
  Opened on Thursday 26th March 2026
  288 signatures in the past week, 1,333 in total

• Automatically remove parental responsibility for parents convicted of abuse
  Opened on Wednesday 11th March 2026
  286 signatures in the past week, 7,336 in total

• Ban the use of netting on roofs and outdoor structures
  Opened on Tuesday 3rd February 2026
  281 signatures in the past week, 17,436 in total

• Migrate UK civil service to open-source software for data sovereignty & security
  Opened on Wednesday 6th May 2026
  279 signatures in the past week, 279 in total

• Improve funding, pay & professional recognition for the Early Years workforce
  Opened on Friday 6th March 2026
  277 signatures in the past week, 26,346 in total

• Reform Carer’s Allowance rules so carers can earn more without losing support
  Opened on Friday 24th April 2026
  276 signatures in the past week, 360 in total

• Include Martial arts as an individual sport in the Examinable PE GCSE
  Opened on Friday 1st May 2026
  261 signatures in the past week, 343 in total

• Create one-off amnesty with extra tax obligation for undocumented people
  Opened on Friday 23rd January 2026
  253 signatures in the past week, 9,057 in total

• Require large housing development applications to be made as full applications
  Opened on Monday 20th April 2026
  253 signatures in the past week, 1,110 in total

• Mandatory life sentences for repeat child sexual offenders to protect children
  Opened on Monday 20th April 2026
  240 signatures in the past week, 709 in total

• Launch a public inquiry into the impact of Section 28 on LGBTQ people
  Opened on Tuesday 24th March 2026
  237 signatures in the past week, 2,855 in total

• Fund more Clinical Psychology Training places and accessible alternative routes
  Opened on Friday 17th April 2026
  237 signatures in the past week, 1,541 in total

• Introduce a minimum age of 25 to work as a content creator in the adult industry
  Opened on Thursday 15th January 2026
  215 signatures in the past week, 376 in total

• Require tracking of companion animal euthanasia to prevent unnecessary deaths
  Opened on Friday 1st May 2026
  213 signatures in the past week, 896 in total

• Ban people posting images of nude or partially undressed children online
  Opened on Friday 13th February 2026
  211 signatures in the past week, 303 in total

• Abolish the Casey Commission into adult social care
  Opened on Friday 13th March 2026
  210 signatures in the past week, 10,829 in total

• Launch a review into airport terminal drop-off charges
  Opened on Tuesday 17th March 2026
  196 signatures in the past week, 3,579 in total

• Fund more permanent NHS roles for newly qualified student nurses
  Opened on Monday 30th March 2026
  194 signatures in the past week, 2,444 in total

• Protect the Right to Live Without a Digital ID
  Opened on Friday 2nd January 2026
  192 signatures in the past week, 17,193 in total

• Cap Academy Trust CEO Pay and Protect School Funding for Children
  Opened on Thursday 16th April 2026
  191 signatures in the past week, 3,285 in total

• enquiry into OPG Power of Attorney laws/rules & police responses to POA abuse
  Opened on Friday 1st May 2026
  190 signatures in the past week, 262 in total

• Increase HMRC Mileage Allowance to 70p per mile
  Opened on Wednesday 11th March 2026
  188 signatures in the past week, 3,241 in total

• Abolish interest charges on student loans
  Opened on Wednesday 11th February 2026
  186 signatures in the past week, 22,128 in total

• Mandate whole-life sentence for knife-related murders & stricter penalties
  Opened on Tuesday 3rd February 2026
  182 signatures in the past week, 2,052 in total

• Exclude land used for primary food production from being designated grey belt
  Opened on Wednesday 8th April 2026
  179 signatures in the past week, 1,449 in total