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Petition · past parliament

The PM should apologise for her derogatory "queue jumping" remarks

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

"It will no longer be the case that EU nationals, regardless of the skills or experience they have to offer, can jump the queue ahead of engineers from Sydney or software developers from Delhi".

PM, please explain why this derogatory remark does not play into the hands of stirring hatred.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

This would be a personal decision for the Prime Minister, not the responsibility of the UK Government and Parliament as a whole.

Timeline

21 Nov 2018 Petition opened for signatures
26 Nov 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 26 Nov 2018

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