Petition · past parliament

Stop all immigration and close the UK borders until ISIS is defeated.

Closed 463,501 signatures

What the petition asks

In February 2015 Dr Shea, Nato’s Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges, warned there would be IS jihadists on the refugee boats. IS also threatened to flood Europe with 500,000 jihadists.
Allowing uncontrolled immigration and taking in these refugees potentially endangers the entire UK population. At any other time in our history this would be tantamount to a declaration of war and borders would be closed.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/571932/Islamic-State-jihadists-Middle-East-refugees-smuggle-Europe-Nato-chief

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2958517/The-Mediterranean-sea-chaos-Gaddafi-s-chilling-prophecy-interview-ISIS-threatens-send-500-000-migrants-Europe-psychological-weapon-bombed.html

Government response · 24 November 2015

The UK government will not close Britain’s borders. It will ensure access for legitimate travellers and trade whilst operating its borders securely to protect the public from the threat of terrorism.

The UK government has no intention of closing Britain’s borders, as this would create more problems than it would solve. The UK remains ‘open for business’ for legitimate travellers and trade. However, we continue to operate our borders securely and to enforce our immigration laws. This includes carrying out 100% checks on arriving passengers in order to identify any criminal, security and immigration concerns. Given recent events in Paris, Border Force has intensified checks on people, goods and vehicles entering the UK from the near continent and elsewhere, undertaking additional and targeted security checks against passengers and vehicles travelling to France via both maritime and rail ports and a number of airports across the country.

Home Office

Timeline

9 Sep 2015 Petition opened for signatures
14 Nov 2015 Passed 10,000 signatures, requiring a government response
14 Nov 2015 Passed 100,000 signatures, qualifying for a parliamentary debate
24 Nov 2015 Government responded
9 Mar 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 463,501
Status Closed
Opened 9 Sep 2015
Closed 9 Mar 2016
Response 24 Nov 2015

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.