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Brexit must mean leaving the Defence Union
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80 signatures
What the petition asks
The Chequers plan keeps the UK signed up to EU defence and weapons development budgets. Veterans for Britain’s briefing paper reveals how the UK has reached such a perilous position, where we are close to giving away political control over large parts of defence decision-making to new EU structures
A crucial intervention in The Times by ex-MI6 chief Sir Richard Dearlove plus military and academic figures, pointed out how the Cabinet Office Europe Unit, headed by Oliver Robbins, had shared information about the defence negotiating position with EU diplomats before these details and their consequences had been explained to MPs.
The EU has no business being in defence or security at all. These should be either NATO or nation-to-nation matters.
The EU has no business being in defence or security at all. These should be either NATO or nation-to-nation matters.
Timeline
| 16 Nov 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 16 May 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
80
Status
Closed
Opened
16 Nov 2018
Closed
16 May 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.