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Petition · past parliament

Close the borders

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

rishi sunak promised to stop the boats. But it looks like he has back tracked and will wave through illegal immigrants to settle in the UK the United Kingdom is already overpopulated as it is. By 67 million The migrants will increase the numbers even further .
It's causing the housing crisis around the UK. Forcing local councils to build thousands of flats everywhere .. green belt woodland. countryside and farmland including local parks. Will vanish under housing developments Wildlife animals will be pushed to extinction.

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: After massive population growth, it's time to stop all immigration into the UK.

Timeline

23 Feb 2023 Petition opened for signatures
27 Feb 2023 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 27 Feb 2023

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