PETITIONClosedPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Cap donations to political parties & politicians at £500 yearly, for each donor
Cap all donations to political parties and politicians at £500 per year, for each individual person or organisation making the donation—including unions and companies.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
Signatures
675
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 675/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 675/100,000
Background
We believe that our democracy is stagnating, and that what we see as entrenched funding from political donations can give political parties media and political dominance, starving the oxygen from any new or changed parties before they can surpass even an embryonic stage.