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Petition · past parliament

Give the English a say on Scottish and Welsh independence Do we want them to go?

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Start an English independence referendum. We the English people keep hearing the Scottish and Welsh wanting independence from UK. What if the English want them to have independence? They can then fund their own free prescriptions and no tuition fees instead of the ENGLISH tax payer?
Give the English a voice to tell you how we feel?

Why it was rejected

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

Hold a referendum on English independence from the UK

Timeline

8 Sep 2020 Petition opened for signatures
2 Oct 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 2 Oct 2020

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