PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Make it possible to fire an MP rather than the recall process.
Change the parliamentary rules to allow the sacking of an MP immediately without the need for a recall petition. The person in question should not be able to contest the seat that he has just been removed from.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
Signatures
6
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 6/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 6/100,000
Background
A disgraced MP can sit as an independent for months on full pay while the paperwork for a recall petition is completed and even longer if parliment has just broken for summer recess.
As an example an MP may be given a 10 weeks prison sentence and during this time he will not be fully able to represent his constituents. There is no other industry where this disgraceful practice would be allowed.