Tighten the rules on political donations
We want the government to: Remove loopholes that allow wealthy foreign individuals to make donations into UK political parties (e.g. by funnelling through UK registered companies). Cap all donations to a reasonable amount. Review limits on the fines that can be levied for breaking the rules
Signatures
144,783
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 10,000/10,000 · reached
Debate threshold (100,000) · 100,000/100,000 · reached
- 22 JUL 2025Petition closedFinal total: 144,783 signatures
- 26 FEB 2025Government respondedMinistry of Housing, Communities & Local GovernmentGovernment reply
The Government is committed to protecting our democracy by strengthening the rules around donations to political parties and is currently developing proposals to give effect to this commitment.
Read full response - 28 JAN 2025100,000 signatures reachedEligible to be considered for debate
- 25 JAN 202510,000 signatures reachedEligible for a government response
- 22 JAN 2025Petition opened for signatures
Background
We think that ultra-rich individuals or foreign state actors should not be able to use their money to give unfair advantage to a political party in order to further their own agenda.