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Petition · past parliament

As part of the Brexit deal allow citizens to take up UK or European citizenship

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

I am a Uk citizen. I was born in 1971 and consider myself a European citizen. I believe in free movement and trade.

Why it was rejected

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

Negotiate the possiblity of British citizens opting to keep their EU citizenship

Timeline

25 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
6 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 6 Jul 2016

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