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Petition · past parliament

We, the undersigned, Seek the independence of Greater London from Britain.

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

We, the undersigned, Seek the independence of Greater London from Britain. For this region to be declared a Crown dependency and for a Referendum to be put to the population of this region before Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty is triggered allowing this region to remain part of European Union.

Why it was rejected

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

[Establish London as an independent state so it can remain in the EU]

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 Jun 2016

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