Petitions/Ban trades unions from donating money to political parties
StatusOngoing
Opened15 Jul 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

Introduce legislation to prohibit trades unions from donating funds to political parties, directly or indirectly. Unions represent members with a wide range of political views, yet their collective funds are often used to support a single political party.

We believe trades unions funding political parties creates an imbalance in political financing and risks giving disproportionate influence to organisations that are not politically neutral. We feel that preventing unions from funding political parties would help ensure fairer, more transparent and more balanced political competition, strengthen public confidence in the independence of both unions and the democratic process.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Jesse Norman
1Jesse Norman MP
Hereford and South Herefordshire
7
Dr Ellie Chowns
2Dr Ellie Chowns MP
North Herefordshire
6
Mr Toby Perkins
3Mr Toby Perkins MP
Chesterfield
2
Mary Kelly Foy
4Mary Kelly Foy MP
City of Durham
2
Helena Dollimore
5Helena Dollimore MP
Hastings and Rye
2
Mark Pritchard
6Mark Pritchard MP
The Wrekin
2
Marsha De Cordova
7Marsha De Cordova MP
Battersea
1
Tom Hayes
8Tom Hayes MP
Bournemouth East
1
Christian Wakeford
9Christian Wakeford MP
Bury South
1
Dr Peter Prinsley
10Dr Peter Prinsley MP
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
1