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Petition · past parliament

Send the British Army to Calais

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Send the British Military to secure our borders in Calais and protect our trucks (from attack) in transit. The recent pleas from truck-drivers and holidaymakers have evidenced how increasingly violent the situation in Calais has become.

Why it was rejected

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

Call on the Government to send in the Army to protect lorry Drivers in France.

Timeline

1 Sep 2016 Petition opened for signatures
2 Sep 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 2 Sep 2016

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