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Petition · past parliament

Make "English" as a Passport nationality for English born persons

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

People born in Wales have "Welsh" as their nationality, people born in Scotland have "Scottish" as their nationality, people born in Ireland have "Irish" as their nationality. Currently, people born in England are automatically classified as "British" - this is wrong and should be "English".

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

British citizens from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland all have British passports and are described in those passports as British citizens. It is therefore not clear what you would like to change.

Citizens of the Republic of Ireland have Irish passports because it is a separate sovereign state.

Timeline

26 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
7 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 7 Jul 2016

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