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Petition · past parliament

Give British citizens the right to retain EU citizenship after Brexit

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Leaving the EU will reduce the rights of British citizens. We would like to ensure Britons have the option to secure all the rights they currently enjoy buy giving them the option to remain as EU citizens if they so desire.

Why it was rejected

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

UK Gov to negotiate with EU possible retainment of EU Citizenship

Timeline

31 Jul 2019 Petition opened for signatures
8 Aug 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Aug 2019

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