Require petitions to show both support and opposition before debate — 8 signatures. Status: rejected.
Reform the UK petitions system so petitions include both “support” and “oppose” voting. Parliamentary debate qualification should consider overall public opinion, not only signatures in favour, to better reflect the true balance of public sentiment on controversial issues.
The current petitions system only measures support, which can give a misleading impression of public opinion where small but highly organised campaigns gain significant attention. Allowing both support and opposition voting would provide a fairer and more accurate reflection of public sentiment before parliamentary time and resources are allocated to debates.
View this petition on the official UK Parliament website