Demand Professional Standards in Parliament

Background

We, the undersigned, demand that MPs uphold workplace standards of professionalism. In 2025, it is unacceptable for elected representatives to heckle, jeer, shout “Shame!” or wave papers like pantomime performers. In any other workplace, this behaviour would go to HR.

Additional details

Such conduct undermines trust, trivialises debate, and turns Parliament into a circus instead of the heart of democracy. We call for reforms to enforce respect, civility, and serious discussion in the Commons. Politics is not theatre. It is governance. MPs must stop the performance and do the job we elected them to do.