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Petition · past parliament

Stop Legal Aid to support terrorists returning to the UK

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

There have been a number of people leaving this country of their own free will to support terrorists . When they change their minds they expect legal support to enable them to return.
If they have dual nationality they should have their UK passport automatically withdrawn with no rights of appeal

Why it was rejected

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

Review legal aid for non-UK taxpayers, terrorists, and suspected terrorists

Timeline

16 Apr 2019 Petition opened for signatures
16 May 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 16 May 2019

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