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Require all UK MPs and Ministers to take and pass the Citizenship Test

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closedCabinet OfficeOpened 5 February 2026Closed 5 August 2026

Background

Suspend any MP who fail the test within 6 months of becoming an MP until they successfully pass. Ministers should be required to have passed before taking any role.

Additional details

This should be retrospective, and apply to all MPs currently in office.

Where it’s popular

Constituencies with the most signatures on this petition.

Gordon and BuchanHarriet Cross
5
Kingswinford and South StaffordshireMike Wood
3
Belfast NorthJohn Finucane
2
West Aberdeenshire and KincardineAndrew Bowie
2
Montgomeryshire and GlyndŵrSteve Witherden
2
Newton AbbotMartin Wrigley
2
Aberdeenshire North and Moray EastSeamus Logan
2
St Helens NorthDavid Baines
2
Edinburgh SouthIan Murray
2
Dumfries and GallowayJohn Cooper
2
Cardiff NorthAnna McMorrin
2
Blaydon and ConsettLiz Twist
2
Tunbridge WellsMike Martin
2
CambridgeDaniel Zeichner
2
Bury St Edmunds and StowmarketDr Peter Prinsley
1
BathWera Hobhouse
1
Brighton PavilionSiân Berry
1
Brentford and IsleworthRuth Cadbury
1
Barrow and FurnessMichelle Scrogham
1
Ashton-under-LyneAngela Rayner
1

Source: UK Government & Parliament Petitions service. Petition ID: 755094.