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Hold an illegal immigration referendum at the same time as the general election.

Submitted on Friday 6th October 2023

Rejected on Wednesday 11th October 2023

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)

Petition Action

Hold an illegal immigration referendum at the same time as the general election.

Petition Details

The Polish government is holding a national referendum on the same day as national elections on October 15. We should do the same at the next general election. One question should be about leaving the 1951 Refugee Convention which is outdated & not fit for purpose and the vote fully respected.

Additional Information

One of the reasons for Brexit was to take control of our borders, & I believe some lawyers take advantage of the 1951 convention to enable immigrants who have illegally entered the UK to remain in the UK.

Nobody objects to genuine refugees. I am the son of two immigrants who entered the UK legally from India. By failing to withdraw from this convention, I believe the UK is misdirecting resources, that could be used to help those in genuine need, to support people who entered the UK illegally.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We understand that you want there to be a referendum on the same day as the next general election, but it's not clear what questions you want to be put to the electorate.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

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