Petition · past parliament
British citizens be entitled personally to retain the benefits of EU membership.
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
On BBC Radio 4's Today programme (10 March 2017) Guy Verhofstadt, the chief Brexit negotiator at the European Parliament, said that allowing British citizens a right to retain personally the benefits of EU membership should be a priority in Brexit negotiations.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 10 Mar 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Mar 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
20 Mar 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.