Petitions/Political parties to be funded only by membership fees and a government grant
StatusClosed
Opened13 May 2025
Closes13 Nov 2025
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Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Change the law so that all political party funding is exclusively by capped membership fees and an equal government grant to all registered parties.

We think our democracy is at great risk from wealthy billionaires funding political parties, election campaigns, and individual politicians, who wish to pursue agendas that may not be in the National Interest. We think current laws are too weak for today's world where backing can be funnelled through offshore accounts or companies set up in our country to provide a funding channel. We think it is undemocratic for the politics and messages of smaller parties to be drowned out by corporate sponsors of large parties. Prevent UK elections following what we see as a costly, undemocratic money circus in the USA.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Carla Denyer
1Carla Denyer MP
Bristol Central
5
Steve Race
2Steve Race MP
Exeter
5
Alistair Strathern
3Alistair Strathern MP
Hitchin
5
Sir Mel Stride
4Sir Mel Stride MP
Central Devon
4
Damian Hinds
5Damian Hinds MP
East Hampshire
4
Matthew Pennycook
6Matthew Pennycook MP
Greenwich and Woolwich
4
Steve Witherden
7Steve Witherden MP
Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
4
Mohammad Yasin
8Mohammad Yasin MP
Bedford
3
Calum Miller
9Calum Miller MP
Bicester and Woodstock
3
Naz Shah
10Naz Shah MP
Bradford West
3
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