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In 2015, a petition called for legalisation of cannabis in the United Kingdom attracted more than 200,000 signatures and was debated in parliament. [24] [25] A petition in December 2015 sought to ban Donald Trump from entering the UK; this gained more than 550,000 signatories and caused the website to crash.
Date Petition title Topic Records of the debate 23/10/2017: Make paying rent enough proof that you are able meet mortgage repayments: Mortgage industry of the United Kingdom: Debate video; Hansard; 30/10/2017: To make votes matter, adopt Proportional Representation for UK General Elections: Elections in the United Kingdom: Debate video; Hansard ...
At least 14,276 of the signatures were from people based outside the United Kingdom, according to self-declared locations required in the petition forms. Thousands of signatures came from the ...
The Parliamentary Elections Act 1868 transferred the jurisdiction for considering petitions from the House of Commons to the law courts. The Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Act 1883 substantially altered and strengthened the law in respect of election offences. The current governing law is the Representation of the People Act 1983. [1]
The Recall of MPs Act 2015 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that makes provision for constituents to recall their member of Parliament (MP) and trigger a by-election. It received royal assent on 26 March 2015 after being introduced on 11 September 2014.
A 2023 by-election took place in the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Rutherglen and Hamilton West on 5 October 2023, [1] following the recall of incumbent MP Margaret Ferrier. [ 2 ] Ferrier, elected for the Scottish National Party , was suspended from the House of Commons in June 2023 for 30 days for breaching COVID-19 regulations ...
A by-election took place on Thursday 15 February 2024 in the UK Parliament constituency of Wellingborough.This followed a recall petition held in late 2023 that removed the incumbent MP Peter Bone under the terms of the Recall of MPs Act 2015, triggered by his six-week suspension from the House of Commons for bullying and sexual harassment.
The UK government publishes a list of 100 proposed locations for potential new towns in England, with Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook saying work on them will begin before the next general election. [83] 14 February – The UK government scraps the role of independent adviser on political violence, created before the last general election. [84]