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WikiLeaks: "protesters" or "rioters",... WikiLeaks: BBC reporting of London ri... WikiLeaks: UK riot cops beat boys on... Likeyou: RT - @BBCPolitics E-petiti... Top e-petition demands axing of benefits for rioters. 11 August 2011Last updated at 17:57 E-petitions have proven to be a popular innovation, with the website at times struggling to meet demand An e-petition calling for rioters to lose their benefits has hit 100,000 signatures and become the first to be considered for a Commons debate. It has dwarfed others on the government website, which has struggled to deal with the volume of people accessing it. The petition has now been formally referred to a committee which will decide whether to hold a debate. It comes as English councils say they will seek to evict social tenants found guilty of taking part in disorder. The e-petitions website has been closed to address its technical problems and is due to re-open on Friday.

But the Cabinet Office, which runs it, has confirmed the e-petition submitted by Stephen Mains, saying "convicted London rioters should loose [sic] all benefits" has reached 100,000 signatures. Mr Mains's petition has attracted vast numbers of signatures in just a few days. Public petitions website goes live. ‪London Riots. (The BBC will never replay this. Send it out)‬‏