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Grant Chagossians the right to return to the Chagos Islands & fund restitution

Submitted by James Wallace-Dunlop on Wednesday 18th February 2026

Published on Monday 30th March 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Wednesday 30th September 2026

Current Signatures: 110
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Benefits ~ Britain ~ Cash ~ Chagos ~ Chagos islands ~ Chagossians ~ deal ~ Determination ~ determined ~ Ensure ~ fund ~ Grant ~ Homeland ~ Islanders ~ Mauritius ~ Punish ~ Respect ~ Return ~ sense ~ The Chagos ~ The Welsh ~ Welsh

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Popularity

This petition has 110 signatures in total, with signatories from 92 constituencies. That makes it the 946th most popular open petition, and the 20,923rd most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 29% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 2% (low).

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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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