Petition · past parliament

Government to adress parliament on military strikes in Syria

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Theresa May has authorised British armed forces to conduct and coordinate targeted strikes on the Syrian regime, no doubt risking civilians lives and livelihoods. Claiming she is acting together with French and American allies.
Theresa may has just introduced a military offensive against Syria's President Al Assad. No doubt thousands of of lives will be lost... support our cause against this foolish decision...

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

The Prime Minister made a statement to Parliament on Monday 16 April. You can find out more here:

https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2018/april/statement-syria-16-april-2018/

Timeline

14 Apr 2018 Petition opened for signatures
18 Apr 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 18 Apr 2018

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