PETITIONOpenPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Require parliamentary candidates publish five years of tax returns
The Government must update election laws, governing who may stand as a UK parliamentary candidate. The new requirement is as follows; to have their name included on the ballot paper, parliamentary candidates must publish their tax returns from the previous five years, or be disqualified.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
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192
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 192/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 192/100,000
Background
It is increasingly important that MPs are transparent as to their sources of income, to reassure voters there are no hidden conflicts of interest. It is also important that MPs are seen to pay the appropriate amount of tax, and are not using tax avoidance schemes to minimise their tax burden.