Petitions/Give people power to dismiss MPs – change the Recall of MPs Act
StatusClosed
Opened1 Sept 2025
Closes1 Mar 2026
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Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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We think Parliament needs to change the Recall of MPs Act 2015 so that voters can start a recall petition at any time initiating a by-election, without needing certain circumstances to be met.

Right now, voters have no way before an election to remove an MP who stops listening, breaks promises, or ignores their local area. We think this would give the public the right to remove their MP if they believe they are no longer doing the job properly. Right now, voters have no way before an election to remove an MP who stops listening, breaks promises, or ignores their local area. We think this change would give people the right to hold their MP to account between elections. If 10% of voters in the MP’s constituency signed a petition, a by-election would be held. We think this would make politics more democratic, fairer, more accountable, and give real power back to the public.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Danny Kruger
1Danny Kruger MP
East Wiltshire
42
Lillian Jones
2Lillian Jones MP
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
19
Sarah Gibson
3Sarah Gibson MP
Chippenham
10
Brian Mathew
4Brian Mathew MP
Melksham and Devizes
4
Dan Norris
5Dan Norris MP
North East Somerset and Hanham
4
Heidi Alexander
6Heidi Alexander MP
Swindon South
4
Luke Murphy
7Luke Murphy MP
Basingstoke
3
Anna Gelderd
8Anna Gelderd MP
South East Cornwall
3
Gen Kitchen
9Gen Kitchen MP
Wellingborough and Rushden
3
Liam Conlon
10Liam Conlon MP
Beckenham and Penge
2