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Petition · past parliament

Seek to establish individual EU citizen membership

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

Like many other British citizens, I am disillusioned with the Brexit vote and do not wish to lose my European citizenship. I am proud to be British, but I am also proud to be European and do not wish to lose that status.

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

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

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Jul 2016

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