Require MPs to accept the same military service obligations as other citizens

Require MPs to accept the same military service obligations as other citizens — 10 signatures. Status: rejected.

Petition background

We call on the Government to introduce legislation ensuring that Members of Parliament and members of the Government who exercise political authority over military action are subject to the same compulsory military service obligations as the citizens they ask to serve.

Additional details

Decisions to enter a war can impose profound obligations and risks on the public, including compulsory military service. Those who exercise political authority over such decisions should not place themselves outside those obligations. We believe military service, if made compulsory, should be governed by equal citizenship. MPs and Ministers should therefore be subject to the same military obligations as other citizens if compulsory service is introduced.

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