Petition · past parliament

Introduce emergency legislation to keep the London Stock Exchange British

Closed 1,021 signatures

What the petition asks

The London Stock Exchange is vital to British national interests, but is vulnerable to effective take-over by foreign interests, It must be protected and placed on a list of strategically important companies that can not be sold.

Timeline

23 Mar 2016 Petition opened for signatures
23 Sep 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 1,021
Status Closed
Opened 23 Mar 2016
Closed 23 Sep 2016

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