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This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament

Rejected petition give all MPs a free vote on e-petitions

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when the public has used its democratic vote to support the e-petition it should not expect the leader of a political party to instruct its MPs how to vote, let it be true democracy and let them support their constituants

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not responsible for.

Whipping is a matter for political parties and not HM Government.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.