The Recall of MPs Act 2015 introduced a process by which an MP will lose their seat in the House of Commons if a petition to recall them is successful.
The recall process can only be triggered under certain circumstances and is started by the Speaker of the House of Commons giving notice to the PO that the recall conditions have been met.
A recall petition asks electors if they want their MP to lose their seat. The petition, once open, is available for signing for six weeks.
If, at the close of the petition, at least 10% of the parliamentary electorate in the constituency have signed the petition, the MP will lose their seat and a by-election will be called. The MP subject to recall may stand in the by-election.
If the required number of signatures are not obtained by the close of the signing period, the petition fails and the MP remains in post.