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Petition · past parliament

Make the new PM (Theresa may) forbid free movement from the EU to the UK.

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

We in the UK voted leave. One of the main reasons to vote leave was free movement would be stopped.

Why it was rejected

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

Not to allow freedom of movement as part of any deal with the EU after Brexit

Timeline

11 Jul 2016 Petition opened for signatures
14 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 Jul 2016

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