Petition · past parliament
Reject calls to open our borders to migrants.
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
There is an endless stream of economic migrants and refugees trying to cross Europe to settle in the UK. The government should make it clear that we will not open our borders to them.
Divert money from the foreign aid budget to helping genuine refugees in their own regions.
Divert money from the foreign aid budget to helping genuine refugees in their own regions.
Why it was rejected
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Refuse asylum seekers & remove support for so called refugee migrants in the UK
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Refuse asylum seekers & remove support for so called refugee migrants in the UK
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Timeline
| 4 Sep 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Sep 2015 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
9 Sep 2015
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.