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Opened7 Aug 2026
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If a sitting MP chooses to resign their seat for whatever reason, then that MP should be blocked for standing as an MP at the next General Election and for four more years or until the subsequent General Election, whichever is lesser.
We have seen recently that there seems to be this loophole in which elected Members of Parliament can resign their seats and then stand in the same by-election they have triggered at a massive burden to the taxpayer. If any MP resigns their seat, they should be blocked from standing at the next General Election and only be allowed to stand four years after or at the subsequent General Election, whichever is the least amount of time.
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1Ms Marie Rimmer MP
St Helens South and Whiston2David Baines MP
St Helens North3Justin Madders MP
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough4Naz Shah MP
Bradford West5Chris Ward MP
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven6Darren Jones MP
Bristol North West7Bobby Dean MP
Carshalton and Wallington8Sir Christopher Chope MP
Christchurch9Pam Cox MP
Colchester10Paul Davies MP
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