Petition · past parliament

Commence no military action in Syria without a parliamentary vote

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

Theresa May has stated that she is prepared to start a military campaign in Syria, without a democratic vote, and potentially against the will of parliament and he electorate
We ask that any military action in the Middle East is subject to a detailed level of scrutiny within a cross-party parliamentary task force, in addition to any decision being put to a parliamentary vote - have we learnt nothing from our previous war-mongering in the Middle East.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

12 Apr 2018 Petition opened for signatures
17 Apr 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 17 Apr 2018

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