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Modernise treason laws to include terrorism and wilful betrayal of the state.

Submitted by Jan Richard Evans on Saturday 21st June 2025

Published on Thursday 6th November 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 6th May 2026

Signatures: 174

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Betrayal ~ Citizens ~ Coercion ~ Considered ~ Domestic ~ Ensure ~ Essential ~ Hostile ~ Law ~ Monarch ~ Nationalism ~ Population ~ Positions ~ Terror ~ Terrorists ~ The State ~ Threats ~ TREASON ~ UK population ~ Wilful

Petition Action

Modernise treason laws to include terrorism and wilful betrayal of the state.

Petition Details

Treason legislation to be updated in line with wilful acts against the UK. Modern threats such as domestic terrorism, joining proscribed terrorist organisations acting against the UK, coercion with a hostile state to harm the UK and betrayal of public mandates all to be considered as modern treason.

Additional Information

Whilst we believe it is essential to maintain treason as hostile acts against the Monarch, this does not encompass acts against the State and the UK population as a whole. As the Monarch could be argued to be a largely a ceremonial position, we think treason legislation must be updated to reflect the modern day make up of the UK to ensure hostile acts against the nation by its own citizens are likewise classified, and convictions reflected as treason.


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