Petition · past parliament

Boycott Saudi Arabian Oil, and Stop Selling Her British-Made Military Equipment

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

In light of: a) Saudi Arabia's mass-executions including the Arab Spring leader Shaykh Nimr from an oppressed Shi'i minority b) her supporting extremists in Syria - the progenitors to 'Islamic State' c) and her illegal war in Yemen...We MUST cease doing business with her until she changes course
We have an inexcusable relationship with Saudi Arabia. We buy her oil, help give her a seat on the Human Rights Council, sell her fighter jets (72 aircrafts in a $6.8bn deal as an example), some of which are currently being used in Yemen
Moreover, given the fact that the Saudi's long campaign to spread their hardline creed of Wahhabism worldwide has since mutated to into a violent anti-heresy creed found in 'Islamic State,' we cannot stand idly by and be complicit in this with our petrodollars

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

3 Jan 2016 Petition opened for signatures
11 Jan 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 11 Jan 2016

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