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Petition · past parliament

Leave the European Convention on Human Rights and the Council of Europe.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Exit ECHR and the Council of Europe. Many people who voted for Brexit assumed leaving the EU meant leaving all European supranational institutions. As an independent nation state and island nation, the United Kingdom must have primacy over outside bodies in this key area.
Exiting ECHR also means leaving the Council of Europe, another supranational entity that most UK citizens would not be aware of.

Why it was rejected

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

Withdraw the UK from the European Convention on Human Rights

Timeline

14 Aug 2022 Petition opened for signatures
16 Aug 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 16 Aug 2022

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