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Write law that a referendum is required for the UK to be able to leave the ECHR

Submitted by Neil Lomas on Friday 23rd January 2026

Published on Tuesday 24th February 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Monday 24th August 2026

Current Signatures: 7,564
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Tagged with

Assembly ~ Basics ~ case ~ Change ~ Cons ~ Convention ~ debates ~ ECHR ~ european convention ~ European Union ~ Europeans ~ Fairness ~ Fairs ~ Forced ~ Freedom ~ Freedom of Speech ~ Human Rights ~ Law ~ place ~ Politicians ~ PRIVACY ~ Punish ~ Referendum ~ Separate ~ Slavery ~ speech ~ The ECHR ~ torture ~ Union ~ Unlawful

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 7,564 signatures in total, with signatories from 645 constituencies. That makes it the 94th most popular open petition, and the 2,793rd most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 100% (average) and a Local Issue Rating of -1% (very low).

Signatures by Constituency

Signatures by Region

Signatures by Country

Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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