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Petition · past parliament

Protect the rights of EU citizens established in the United Kingdom

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

The right to remain of EU workers who are established in the United Kingdom in accordance with the law as it stands in 2016 should be protected notwithstanding the United Kingdom ceasing to be a member state of the European Union.

Why it was rejected

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

Allow EU citizens to remain in the UK after exit from the EU with same rights

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Jul 2016

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