Pertition

Catherine21
Catherine21 Posts: 8,969 Championing
edited January 27 in Current affairs

If anyone knows how to share properly

a screenshot of a Government petition about By-elections to be called automatcially when MPS defect to another party. It has 117,522 signatures so far

Comments

  • MW123
    MW123 Scope Member Posts: 1,890 Championing

    @Catherine21

    It will be interesting to see how this plays out. A Member of Parliament does not automatically face a by‑election if they change political party because, in strict constitutional terms, we elect the individual rather than the party. That is a core principle of how the system is designed to function.

    The debate is certainly worth having, although it is difficult to imagine Members of Parliament voting for a change that would restrict their own position once they have been elected.

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 8,969 Championing

    True very true and also in Wales debating that mps shouldn't lie mmmm yh think we know that won't pass but its good that people are bringing this up yesterday I felt so flat today I can see the world's fighting back maybe good changes will happen slowly slowly

  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 2,828 Scope Online Community Coordinator