Petitions/Criminalise pretending to be a member of the armed forces or a veteran
StatusOngoing
Opened29 Jul 2026
Closes
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I want the Government to make it a specific criminal offence for any person to pretend to be serving or to have served in His Majesty’s Armed Forces.

Any person gaining any financial or any type of help by pretending to have served in the Armed Forces past or present should be made a specific criminal offence under charges similar to fraud. This includes turning up to parades wearing medals.

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Liz Twist
1Liz Twist MP
Blaydon and Consett
13
Emma Foody
2Emma Foody MP
Cramlington and Killingworth
13
Sarah Gibson
3Sarah Gibson MP
Chippenham
11
Anna Gelderd
4Anna Gelderd MP
South East Cornwall
11
Mary Glindon
5Mary Glindon MP
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
10
Rebecca Smith
6Rebecca Smith MP
South West Devon
10
Grahame Morris
7Grahame Morris MP
Easington
9
Kate Osborne
8Kate Osborne MP
Jarrow and Gateshead East
9
Dame Chi Onwurah
9Dame Chi Onwurah MP
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
9
Luke Akehurst
10Luke Akehurst MP
North Durham
9