Petition · past parliament

Cancel the Foreign Office purchase of a Manhattan flat, and return the £12m

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

The government has just announced that the foreign office have spent £12m on a New York luxury apartment for trade negotiations. This is excessive and a complete misuse of Government tax revenues.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

27 Mar 2019 Petition opened for signatures
4 Apr 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 4 Apr 2019

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