Petition · past parliament

Allow England and Scotland to wear the poppy on their football shirts.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

The poppy is there to represent people that died in the war. Not being allowed to support this is a disgrace.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

3 Nov 2016 Petition opened for signatures
4 Nov 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 4 Nov 2016

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