Begin a process of removal of illegal immigrants in the UK.
- Final Signatures: 18,794
All UK citizens are required to abide by UK law. We demand that law is applied to all. It has been reported that there could be 1 million illegal immigrants in the UK.
The Government responsed to this petition on 24th January 2018 (View Full Response)Ban Isis fighters from returning to the UK
- Final Signatures: 14,840
Anybody who has left this country to join ISIS should not be allowed to return.
The Government responsed to this petition on 27th November 2018 (View Full Response)Create a Freedom of Speech Act and Bring an End to "Hate Speech" laws
- Final Signatures: 34,969
For several years now the government has been infringing peoples' most basic rights to speak freely on matters, by deeming their speech "offensive" or "hateful" and declaring that such speech, even online, warrants being fined or jailed. This is an outrage.
The Government responsed to this petition on 24th January 2018 (View Full Response)Repeal the Vagrancy Act 1824
- Final Signatures: 20,549
The Vagrancy Act 1824 makes it an offence to sleep rough or beg.
It is a barbaric, archaic law that criminalises the very existence of those homeless forced to take to the streets or beg for survival.
Scotland & Ireland removed this outdated law decades ago - England & Wales must join them.
The Government responsed to this petition on 1st February 2018 (View Full Response)My son Martyn Hett was one of the 22 people murdered in May 2017 at the Manchester Arena whilst attending a concert.
I wrongly assumed that since this tragedy event organisers have significantly increased security checks.
I was at a concert last week and nobody checked tickets or bags.
Send English Channel migrants back to where they first arrived in the EU
- Final Signatures: 28,176
As the United Kingdom approaches the date set for leaving the European Union, we must show the world that we are capable of defending our sovereign borders. Under EU & international law an asylum seeker should claim asylum in the first safe country they enter.
The Government responsed to this petition on 27th February 2019 (View Full Response)Revoke and deny travel visas to people with links to the Russian Government
- Final Signatures: 375
We are urgently asking the Government to immediately revoke and deny travel visas (including fast tracking visas) to all people with links to the Russian government.
Grant amnesty for all asylum seekers waiting for more than 3 years
- Final Signatures: 23
The Government should grant an amnesty to asylum seekers who have been in UK for more than three years, but limit their access to benefits other than for medical treatment.
Commit to providing refuge for at least 100,000 Ukrainian women & children.
- Final Signatures: 66
The Government should publicly announce they will welcome 100,000 Ukrainian woman & children fleeing the war zone. Government bodies should work together to provide support and set up a scheme where UK citizens can offer to welcome a Ukrainian family.
Take action to tackle modern slavery in artisanal cobalt mining
- Final Signatures: 32
Investigate, exert pressure and legislate to tackle modern slavery in artisanal cobalt mining. This could involve new regulation of the cobalt supply chain to tackle unethically sourced cobalt, and/or the regulation and certification of products that use cobalt similar to the diamond industry.