Britain must accept its fair share of refugees seeking safety in Europe

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Thousands of people make the same crossing every day that Aylan’s family attempted on Wednesday. The UN’s refugee agency says that more than 300,000 have crossed the Mediterranean to escape conflict this year.

Millions of men, women and children are fleeing the Middle East and Africa to find safety in the West. We believes Britain must no longer turn a blind eye to their plight and must work with other European Union countries to set and welcome a quota of refugees.

To help show your support, sign our petition and tweet a picture of yourself holding a sign saying 'refugees welcome' under the hashtag #refugeeswelcome.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

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Accept more asylum seekers and increase support for refugee migrants in the UK.

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Timeline

4 Sep 2015	Petition opened for signatures
8 Sep 2015	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18

Status Rejected

Rejected 8 Sep 2015

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