PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Make it compulsory for MPs and city Mayors to travel daily by public transport.
Ensure that every MP and Mayor travels to work using only public transport in their own constituency, and including the London underground when attending Westminster. They must carry no illegal defensive equipment, and must not be accompanied by any security detail.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
Signatures
12
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 12/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 12/100,000
Background
There has rarely been a time when there was more distrust between the governed and the governing. We can't all share a working environment, but we can share our mode of travel to work. The disconnect between the world-view of constituents and that of politicians, would be vastly reduced if politicians experienced the reality of the towns and cities their constituents live in as their constituents experience it, and see the people and events they encounter, during their daily commute.