Petition · past parliament

Allow UK citizens to choose nationality after the inevitable breakup of the UK

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Johnson's recent actions have set in motion the dissolution of the United Kingdom into its constituent states.

We hereby petition Parliament to put into place legislation to allow all British citizens to freely choose their nationality during the dissolution process.

Why it was rejected

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

Immigration and naturalisation decisions for independent nations are not the responsibility of the Government and Parliament.

Timeline

28 Aug 2019 Petition opened for signatures
10 Sep 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 10 Sep 2019

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