Tags are generated automatically from the petition contents, so sometimes they do end up being a bit imprecise. But manually tagging over a 100,000 petitions would be a bit of a stretch, so we'll just have to put up with the occasional dodgy tag. Sorry about that.
Reduce the VAT on Hospitality businesses to 10%
Open from Monday 7th November 2022 to Sunday 7th May 2023
18,374 signatures
Increase minimum wage for licensed security workers to £15 an hour
Open from Friday 25th March 2022 to Sunday 9th October 2022
11,475 signatures
Provide free PCR tests for international travel and return to the UK
Open from Thursday 8th July 2021 to Saturday 8th January 2022
6,464 signatures
Increase the basic State Pension to align with the new State Pension
Open from Tuesday 26th April 2022 to Wednesday 9th November 2022
5,874 signatures
Extend the VAT at 12.5% permanently with the creation of a new 12.5% Tourism Tax
Open from Tuesday 7th September 2021 to Monday 7th March 2022
5,663 signatures
Increase funding for Early years providers.
Open from Friday 6th December 2024 to Friday 6th June 2025
4,649 signatures
Introduce a higher, sector-specific Minimum Wage for HGV Drivers (C, C+E).
Opened on Friday 6th March 2026
3,138 signatures so far
Introduce mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting
Open from Thursday 3rd November 2022 to Wednesday 3rd May 2023
2,427 signatures
Fair funding for Early Years Care: To allow quality, training, and transparency
Open from Wednesday 7th May 2025 to Friday 7th November 2025
1,606 signatures
Take urgent actions to address the extreme cost of living crisis
Open from Monday 25th April 2022 to Tuesday 8th November 2022
1,506 signatures
We want the UK Government to appoint a dedicated Minister for Manufacturing.
Open from Monday 25th April 2022 to Tuesday 8th November 2022
1,239 signatures
Abolish council Tax
Open from Friday 24th January 2025 to Thursday 24th July 2025
853 signatures
Cancel student debt for NHS staff after 5 years’ service
Opened on Thursday 9th April 2026
847 signatures so far
Increase the minimum wage for HGV drivers
Open from Monday 10th May 2021 to Wednesday 10th November 2021
811 signatures
Cut VAT, Slash Beer Duty, reform business rates and cap energy costs for pubs
Open from Thursday 7th August 2025 to Saturday 7th February 2026
671 signatures
Increase Maternity/Shared Parental pay in line with National Living Wage
Open from Wednesday 28th April 2021 to Thursday 28th October 2021
606 signatures
Review and increase the income thresholds for Free School Meals
Open from Monday 11th April 2022 to Tuesday 25th October 2022
527 signatures
Remove 5% VAT rate on gas and electric bills
Open from Tuesday 3rd May 2022 to Thursday 17th November 2022
404 signatures
Extend Maternity leave to full pay for 12 months when working
Open from Monday 30th January 2023 to Sunday 30th July 2023
377 signatures
Increase Statutory Maternity Pay - 90% of Wages from 6 Weeks to 16 Weeks
Open from Thursday 14th August 2025 to Saturday 14th February 2026
372 signatures
Stop pensioners paying Income Tax on private pensions
Open from Friday 30th September 2022 to Thursday 30th March 2023
369 signatures
Increase min wage for HGV drivers to £15/£17.50ph plus further £1ph for ADR
Open from Friday 24th September 2021 to Thursday 24th March 2022
355 signatures
End the freeze on income tax thresholds & adjust annually, indexed to inflation
Opened on Thursday 11th December 2025
321 signatures so far
Suspend the foreign aid budget indefinitely
Open from Wednesday 9th February 2022 to Tuesday 9th August 2022
280 signatures
Create a compensation scheme for remanded prisoners found not guilty
Open from Friday 23rd April 2021 to Saturday 23rd October 2021
260 signatures
Increase the Personal Allowance to £16,000 and link it to inflation
Opened on Tuesday 24th February 2026
244 signatures so far
Launch a review of the UK construction industry
Opened on Monday 19th January 2026
238 signatures so far
Reduce spouse visa income requirement from £29k to £20k
Opened on Wednesday 14th January 2026
217 signatures so far
Stop MLA's pay in Northern Ireland until the Executive is formed
Open from Tuesday 17th May 2022 to Thursday 1st December 2022
193 signatures
Fund free NHS parking permits for student nurses and midwives
Open from Wednesday 29th June 2022 to Thursday 12th January 2023
160 signatures
Align Plan 2 student loan interest rates with Plan 5 (RPI only).
Opened on Tuesday 10th March 2026
159 signatures so far
Allow child maintenance payslip deductions without notifying the paying parent
Opened on Thursday 5th February 2026
151 signatures so far
Increase pay for all NHS workers by 5%
Open from Thursday 3rd February 2022 to Wednesday 3rd August 2022
147 signatures
We urge the Government to reduce income tax on wages by at least 5%
Open from Wednesday 1st October 2025 to Wednesday 1st April 2026
126 signatures
Increase the government limit on council parking fines
Open from Wednesday 23rd July 2025 to Friday 23rd January 2026
124 signatures
Introduce a cap for annual rent increases
Open from Thursday 3rd February 2022 to Wednesday 3rd August 2022
120 signatures
Abolish all taxpayer-funded expenses for government employees
Open from Tuesday 29th April 2025 to Wednesday 29th October 2025
112 signatures
Create an NHS staff recruitment agency
Open from Wednesday 13th November 2024 to Tuesday 13th May 2025
107 signatures
Stop the bedroom tax
Open from Thursday 14th April 2022 to Friday 28th October 2022
106 signatures
Government to commit to 654,000+ new homes a Year in England for 10 Years
Opened on Friday 30th January 2026
99 signatures so far
Introduce a regulator for private landlords and caps for rent
Open from Monday 21st March 2022 to Wednesday 5th October 2022
94 signatures
Make it a legal requirement for wages to increase in line with inflation yearly
Open from Wednesday 6th August 2025 to Friday 6th February 2026
93 signatures
Devolve employment law
Open from Monday 12th July 2021 to Wednesday 12th January 2022
90 signatures
Raise the minimum wage, remove the benefit cap & fund affordable childcare
Open from Wednesday 6th August 2025 to Friday 6th February 2026
89 signatures
Raise Apprenticeship Minimum Wages for Fair Pay
Open from Thursday 7th August 2025 to Saturday 7th February 2026
86 signatures
Stop the age discrimination for wages. Pay all ages the National Living Wage.
Open from Monday 27th June 2022 to Tuesday 10th January 2023
85 signatures
Review outsourcing jobs and services abroad and immigration policy
Open from Thursday 22nd May 2025 to Saturday 22nd November 2025
81 signatures
Base Child Benefit High Income Charge on household income and local wages
Open from Monday 23rd May 2022 to Wednesday 7th December 2022
77 signatures
Increase our minimum wages by at least 12.2% in April 2022
Open from Tuesday 1st March 2022 to Thursday 1st September 2022
77 signatures
Create a minimum wage for bus and coach drivers of £15 per hour
Open from Thursday 7th October 2021 to Thursday 7th April 2022
75 signatures
End the tax threshold freeze to stop potentially pushing families into poverty
Opened on Wednesday 6th May 2026
73 signatures so far
Lower the joint combined income needed for a UK spouse visa to £18000
Opened on Wednesday 17th December 2025
69 signatures so far
Ban gambling machines in pubs/clubs
Open from Friday 7th November 2025 to Thursday 7th May 2026
66 signatures
Reform prisons to become self-funded working prisons
Open from Friday 30th May 2025 to Sunday 30th November 2025
65 signatures
Fund Increased Pay Rise for Teachers
Open from Tuesday 4th May 2021 to Thursday 4th November 2021
64 signatures
Increase funding for the NHS
Open from Wednesday 12th March 2025 to Friday 12th September 2025
64 signatures
Sanction Chinese goods and implement powers to block China acquiring UK firms
Open from Monday 12th April 2021 to Tuesday 12th October 2021
63 signatures
Fund the NHS to employ Blood Bikers
Open from Thursday 29th May 2025 to Saturday 29th November 2025
61 signatures
Stop income tax on employees' tips in hospitality industry
Opened on Wednesday 10th December 2025
60 signatures so far
Regulate the housing market more strictly
Open from Thursday 13th March 2025 to Saturday 13th September 2025
57 signatures
Cap monthly Council Tax payments to no more than 8% of net income
Open from Thursday 29th April 2021 to Friday 29th October 2021
56 signatures
Require local authorities to freeze Council Tax at current levels
Open from Monday 28th April 2025 to Tuesday 28th October 2025
55 signatures
Limit the public budget for memorials to former Monarchs.
Open from Friday 21st February 2025 to Thursday 21st August 2025
55 signatures
Mandate Local Hiring and Restrict Offshore Hiring of workers
Open from Monday 30th June 2025 to Tuesday 30th December 2025
49 signatures
Pause Employment Rights Bill to assess impacts on SMEs
Open from Tuesday 28th January 2025 to Monday 28th July 2025
49 signatures
Do not introduce 6 month rule before learner drivers can take a test
Opened on Friday 6th February 2026
48 signatures so far
Require private nurseries to pay sick pay for employees at full wage
Open from Friday 1st August 2025 to Sunday 1st February 2026
43 signatures
Exempt full time students from income tax and national insurance
Open from Monday 22nd September 2025 to Sunday 22nd March 2026
40 signatures
Increase funding for 30 hours free childcare to help nurseries survive
Open from Monday 19th July 2021 to Wednesday 19th January 2022
39 signatures
Fund access to Lecanemab on the NHS
Open from Wednesday 7th May 2025 to Friday 7th November 2025
38 signatures
Give all on Carer's Allowance (or Clement) a work allowance on Universal Credit
Open from Monday 20th September 2021 to Sunday 20th March 2022
38 signatures
Allow Skilled Worker visa holders to take unrestricted secondary work
Open from Wednesday 24th September 2025 to Tuesday 24th March 2026
37 signatures
Regularly review public sector pay, and cap it at £50k per year
Open from Wednesday 16th April 2025 to Thursday 16th October 2025
32 signatures
Write off student loans for NHS and state school staff after five years
Open from Wednesday 18th January 2023 to Tuesday 18th July 2023
32 signatures
Exempt small fish and chip shops from VAT registration requirements
Opened on Thursday 16th April 2026
32 signatures so far
Replace percentage pay increases with flat rate rise for public sector employees
Open from Tuesday 8th April 2025 to Wednesday 8th October 2025
30 signatures
Remove income tax and National Insurance for those earning under £24k a year
Open from Monday 22nd August 2022 to Wednesday 8th March 2023
30 signatures
Raise pay for civil servants and standardise pay bands across departments
Open from Wednesday 8th January 2025 to Tuesday 8th July 2025
30 signatures
Allow claimants to change Universal Credit assessment periods to fit their life
Open from Wednesday 21st April 2021 to Thursday 21st October 2021
29 signatures
Government to pay Statutory Sick Pay for Small Businesses
Open from Tuesday 26th August 2025 to Thursday 26th February 2026
29 signatures
Make the spousal visa income requirement reflect regional living costs
Opened on Monday 24th November 2025
29 signatures so far
Give employers tax breaks on wages
Open from Wednesday 15th January 2025 to Tuesday 15th July 2025
28 signatures
Increase the National Living Wage to match the London Living Wage
Open from Wednesday 11th May 2022 to Friday 25th November 2022
27 signatures
Exempt employed British passport holders from paying income tax
Open from Wednesday 30th April 2025 to Thursday 30th October 2025
26 signatures
Create an Education Travel Tax Relief scheme to offset peak holiday costs
Opened on Tuesday 24th February 2026
25 signatures so far
Increase the number of and pay for the police and ban sending out officers alone
Open from Tuesday 18th October 2022 to Tuesday 18th April 2023
23 signatures
Introduce amnesty for migrants already in the UK without visa
Opened on Tuesday 17th March 2026
23 signatures so far
Raise student loan repayment threshold with inflation, end freeze & cap interest
Opened on Monday 30th March 2026
23 signatures so far
Review Shared Ownership Salary Cap
Open from Wednesday 2nd July 2025 to Friday 2nd January 2026
23 signatures
Require companies to pay domiciliary care workers for on-call night shifts
Open from Monday 28th April 2025 to Tuesday 28th October 2025
22 signatures
Exempt nhs workers from income tax
Open from Friday 20th August 2021 to Sunday 20th February 2022
20 signatures
Extend Employment Tribunal Time Limits to 10 Years
Opened on Friday 24th April 2026
20 signatures so far
Simplify rules & create temporary visa for EU couples wanting to start a family
Open from Tuesday 22nd April 2025 to Wednesday 22nd October 2025
19 signatures
Require all GP practice staff to be paid on the Agenda for Change scale
Open from Thursday 29th July 2021 to Saturday 29th January 2022
19 signatures
Introduce a digital postage stamp to business emails
Open from Wednesday 30th July 2025 to Friday 30th January 2026
18 signatures
Increase the allowances claimable by jurors
Open from Friday 23rd September 2022 to Thursday 23rd March 2023
17 signatures
Reduce VAT for hospitality/Leisure to help with increasing overheads
Open from Monday 31st October 2022 to Sunday 30th April 2023
15 signatures
Introduce a higher, sector-specific Minimum Wage for PCAs and veterinary nurses
Opened on Tuesday 5th May 2026
13 signatures so far
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