Petition · past parliament

Sell the £12m luxury apartment purchased for the UK trade commissioner

Closed 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The UK government has purchased a £12m luxury apartment in New York for a British diplomat to live in while negotiating US trade deals. The government should sell this apartment immediately, buy the trade commissioner an apartment valued at no more than £2m, and put the remaining £10m to better use.

Timeline

4 Apr 2019 Petition opened for signatures
4 Oct 2019 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Closed
Opened 4 Apr 2019
Closed 4 Oct 2019

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