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Petition · past parliament

The UK is NOT to pay the EU any so called "divorce settlement".

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

The EU is seeking the UK to pay billions of pounds to leave the EU. We have been the second largest net contributer to the EU. We have contributed to bailing out the single currency. We have money tied in to investments and infrastructure. The UK is owed money by the EU.

Why it was rejected

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

We want the UK Government refuse to pay any exit payment to the EU on leaving

Timeline

31 Mar 2017 Petition opened for signatures
5 Apr 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Apr 2017

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