Make pre-election manifesto promises binding in law.
Voters must be able to rely on honest pre-election dialogue in order to be confident that if they vote for a candidate based on Party manifesto promises these must be legally binding if the incoming Government achieves an absolute majority.
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 7/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 7/100,000
- 01 APR 2025Petition rejectedduplicate
You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action: Make breaking a manifesto against the law and trigger a General Election https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700035
- 25 FEB 2025Petition created
Background
Governments are meant to be accountable to the people for their pre-election promises & actions but are currently immune from any sanction between General Elections if these promises & actions are not fulfilled or are deliberately shelved once they gain a majority in the House.