Top Petitions

The all time greats. The petitions that get talked about, that make the news. Some of them even change government policy. Or not, as the case may be. But all of them get noticed.

OPEN indicates petitions that are still open for signatures as of the current data update.

1. Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU.
   Open from Wednesday 20th February 2019 to Tuesday 20th August 2019
   6,103,056 signatures

2. EU Referendum Rules triggering a 2nd EU Referendum
   Open from Wednesday 25th May 2016 to Friday 25th November 2016
   4,150,262 signatures

3. Call a General Election
   Open from Wednesday 20th November 2024 to Tuesday 20th May 2025
   3,084,695 signatures

4. Prevent Donald Trump from making a State Visit to the United Kingdom.
   Open from Tuesday 29th November 2016 to Tuesday 2nd May 2017
   1,863,708 signatures

5. Do not prorogue Parliament
   Open from Thursday 15th August 2019 to Wednesday 6th November 2019
   1,725,630 signatures

6. End child food poverty – no child should be going hungry
   Open from Wednesday 14th October 2020 to Wednesday 14th April 2021
   1,113,889 signatures

7. Call an immediate general election to end the chaos of the current government
   Open from Thursday 14th July 2022 to Saturday 28th January 2023
   906,624 signatures

8. Give the Meningitis B vaccine to ALL children, not just newborn babies.
   Open from Monday 14th September 2015 to Monday 14th March 2016
   823,349 signatures

9. Include self-employed in statutory sick pay during Coronavirus
   Open from Friday 6th March 2020 to Sunday 6th September 2020
   699,598 signatures

10. Make verified ID a requirement for opening a social media account.
    Open from Friday 5th March 2021 to Sunday 5th September 2021
    696,955 signatures

11. Close Schools/Colleges down for an appropriate amount of time amidst COVID19.
    Open from Friday 6th March 2020 to Sunday 6th September 2020
    685,394 signatures

12. Prevent gyms closing due to a spike in Covid 19 cases
    Open from Wednesday 12th August 2020 to Friday 12th February 2021
    621,440 signatures

13. Bad owners are to blame not the breed - don't ban the XL bully
    Open from Wednesday 13th September 2023 to Wednesday 13th March 2024
    621,046 signatures

14. Leave the EU without a deal in March 2019.
    Open from Wednesday 17th October 2018 to Wednesday 17th April 2019
    608,152 signatures

15. Ban all ISIS members from returning to UK
    Open from Tuesday 6th November 2018 to Monday 6th May 2019
    598,254 signatures

16. Block Donald J Trump from UK entry
    Open from Tuesday 8th December 2015 to Wednesday 8th June 2016
    586,930 signatures

17. Reduce University student tuition fees from £9250 to £3000
    Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
    581,287 signatures

18. Prioritise teachers, school and childcare staff for Covid-19 vaccination
    Open from Tuesday 20th October 2020 to Tuesday 20th April 2021
    508,830 signatures

19. Stop all immigration and close the UK borders until ISIS is defeated.
    Open from Wednesday 9th September 2015 to Wednesday 9th March 2016
    463,501 signatures

20. Accept more asylum seekers and increase support for refugee migrants in the UK.
    Open from Thursday 13th August 2015 to Saturday 13th February 2016
    450,287 signatures

21. Reclose schools and colleges due to increase in COVID-19 cases
    Open from Tuesday 22nd September 2020 to Monday 22nd March 2021
    428,789 signatures

22. Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers
    OPEN Opened on Monday 20th January 2025 at 4.07 PM
    410,539 signatures so far

23. Implement UK lockdown for preventing spread of COVID19
    Open from Thursday 12th March 2020 to Saturday 12th September 2020
    409,474 signatures

24. Introduce sanctions against Israel
    Open from Friday 14th May 2021 to Sunday 14th November 2021
    388,518 signatures

25. Do not rollout Covid-19 vaccine passports
    Open from Wednesday 20th January 2021 to Tuesday 20th July 2021
    375,208 signatures

26. Make 'netting' hedgerows to prevent birds from nesting a criminal offence.
    Open from Monday 18th March 2019 to Wednesday 18th September 2019
    365,508 signatures

27. Give the UK a Bank Holiday on Monday July 12th if England win Euro 2020
    Open from Tuesday 6th July 2021 to Thursday 6th January 2022
    364,822 signatures

28. Reimburse all students of this year’s fees due to strikes and COVID-19
    Open from Monday 23rd March 2020 to Wednesday 23rd September 2020
    353,129 signatures

29. Outlaw discrimination against those who do not get a Covid-19 vaccination
    Open from Wednesday 24th February 2021 to Tuesday 24th August 2021
    347,512 signatures

30. Consider a vote of No Confidence in Jeremy Hunt, Health Secretary
    Open from Thursday 11th February 2016 to Thursday 11th August 2016
    339,925 signatures

31. Prevent any restrictions on those who refuse a Covid-19 vaccination
    Open from Tuesday 4th August 2020 to Thursday 4th February 2021
    337,144 signatures

32. SOPHIES CHOICE ,smear test lowered to 16
    Open from Friday 14th March 2014 to Saturday 14th March 2015
    327,877 signatures

33. Remove Clause 9 from the Nationality and Borders Bill
    Open from Monday 29th November 2021 to Sunday 29th May 2022
    327,103 signatures

34. Donald Trump should make a State Visit to the United Kingdom.
    Open from Monday 30th January 2017 to Tuesday 2nd May 2017
    317,542 signatures

35. Make dog theft a specific criminal offence
    Open from Friday 20th November 2020 to Thursday 20th May 2021
    316,545 signatures

36. Ban the sale of fireworks to the public. Displays for licenced venues only.
    Open from Tuesday 30th October 2018 to Tuesday 30th April 2019
    307,897 signatures

37. Ban fireworks for general sale to the public.
    Open from Friday 18th October 2019 to Wednesday 6th November 2019
    305,579 signatures

38. Stop the badger cull
    Open from Friday 7th September 2012 to Saturday 7th September 2013
    304,255 signatures

39. Limit the Sale and Use of Fireworks to Organisers of Licensed Displays Only
    Open from Tuesday 21st July 2020 to Thursday 21st January 2021
    301,611 signatures

40. Call an immediate general election
    Open from Friday 4th August 2023 to Sunday 4th February 2024
    288,042 signatures

41. Seek Europe-wide Visa-free work permit for Touring professionals and Artists
    Open from Tuesday 22nd December 2020 to Tuesday 22nd June 2021
    286,797 signatures

42. For the United Kingdom to recognise the state of Palestine immediately
    Open from Thursday 4th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
    283,669 signatures

43. Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000
    Open from Friday 20th December 2024 to Friday 20th June 2025
    281,630 signatures

44. Require universities to partially refund tuition fees for 20/21 due to Covid-19
    Open from Wednesday 29th July 2020 to Friday 29th January 2021
    270,659 signatures

45. Put pressure on Libya to take action to stop enslavement of Black Africans.
    Open from Wednesday 22nd November 2017 to Tuesday 22nd May 2018
    269,157 signatures

46. Seek a ceasefire and to end Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip
    Open from Wednesday 18th October 2023 to Thursday 18th April 2024
    268,882 signatures

47. Teach Britain's colonial past as part of the UK's compulsory curriculum
    Open from Wednesday 10th June 2020 to Thursday 10th December 2020
    268,772 signatures

48. Convicted London rioters should loose all benefits.
    Open from Tuesday 9th August 2011 to Thursday 9th February 2012
    258,276 signatures

49. Exempt golf courses from the list of venues required to close due to Covid-19
    Open from Friday 1st May 2020 to Sunday 1st November 2020
    257,267 signatures

50. Do not restrict our rights to peaceful protest.
    Open from Tuesday 16th March 2021 to Thursday 16th September 2021
    256,618 signatures

51. Make LGBT conversion therapy illegal in the UK
    Open from Friday 13th March 2020 to Sunday 13th September 2020
    256,392 signatures

52. Allow students to be taken out of school for two weeks a year without penalty
    Open from Friday 15th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
    254,530 signatures

53. Ban immediately the use of dogs in scientific and regulatory procedures
    OPEN Opened on Friday 14th February 2025 at 10.09 AM
    250,751 signatures so far

54. Remove LGBT content from the Relationships Education curriculum
    Open from Thursday 12th January 2023 to Wednesday 12th July 2023
    249,594 signatures

55. Leave the EU Without a deal on April 12th.
    Open from Thursday 28th March 2019 to Saturday 28th September 2019
    249,530 signatures

56. Ban the use of all non-recyclable and unsustainable food packaging
    Open from Wednesday 5th December 2018 to Wednesday 5th June 2019
    247,048 signatures

57. Abolish the BBC television license.
    Open from Thursday 20th December 2018 to Thursday 20th June 2019
    246,736 signatures

58. Extend maternity leave by 3 months with pay in light of COVID-19
    Open from Monday 20th April 2020 to Tuesday 20th October 2020
    238,884 signatures

59. Stop the privatisation of NHS services
    Open from Friday 17th November 2017 to Thursday 17th May 2018
    238,769 signatures

60. If England win the world cup, the Monday should be made a bank holiday for 2018
    Open from Friday 29th June 2018 to Saturday 29th December 2018
    237,396 signatures

61. Make the production, sale and use of cannabis legal.
    Open from Tuesday 21st July 2015 to Thursday 21st January 2016
    236,995 signatures

62. Stop spending a fixed 0.7 per cent slice of our national wealth on Foreign Aid
    Open from Thursday 24th March 2016 to Saturday 24th September 2016
    235,979 signatures

63. Ban Animal Testing - Fund, accept & promote alternatives to animal testing
    Open from Monday 12th April 2021 to Tuesday 12th October 2021
    235,886 signatures

64. Prohibit employers from requiring staff to be vaccinated against Covid-19
    Open from Monday 1st November 2021 to Sunday 1st May 2022
    232,534 signatures

65. Do not reform the Human Rights Act
    Open from Monday 7th February 2022 to Sunday 7th August 2022
    231,136 signatures

66. To debate a vote of no confidence in Health Secretary the Right Hon Jeremy Hunt
    Open from Monday 20th July 2015 to Wednesday 20th January 2016
    231,136 signatures

67. Open gyms first as we come out of lockdown & fund a Work Out to Help Out scheme
    Open from Wednesday 20th January 2021 to Tuesday 20th July 2021
    230,017 signatures

68. Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years!
    Open from Tuesday 26th November 2024 to Monday 26th May 2025
    229,773 signatures

69. Vote no on military action in Syria against IS in response to the Paris attacks
    Open from Friday 20th November 2015 to Friday 20th May 2016
    227,745 signatures

70. Make online abuse a specific criminal offence and create a register of offenders
    Open from Tuesday 28th March 2017 to Tuesday 2nd May 2017
    221,914 signatures

71. STOP CAMERON spending British taxpayers’ money on Pro-EU Referendum leaflets
    Open from Tuesday 22nd December 2015 to Wednesday 22nd June 2016
    221,866 signatures

72. Another Scottish independence referendum should not be allowed to happen
    Open from Monday 6th February 2017 to Tuesday 2nd May 2017
    221,514 signatures

73. Implement sanctions against the Nigerian Government and officials
    Open from Tuesday 20th October 2020 to Tuesday 20th April 2021
    221,258 signatures

74. Stop allowing immigrants into the UK.
    Open from Tuesday 25th August 2015 to Thursday 25th February 2016
    216,949 signatures

75. We call upon the Government to hold a Public Inquiry into the impact of Brexit
    Open from Friday 18th November 2022 to Thursday 18th May 2023
    216,807 signatures

76. We want a Public Inquiry into the James Bulger murder case.
    Open from Thursday 11th January 2018 to Wednesday 11th July 2018
    213,624 signatures

77. Repeal the new Surveillance laws (Investigatory Powers Act)
    Open from Wednesday 23rd November 2016 to Tuesday 2nd May 2017
    212,743 signatures

78. Hold a parliamentary vote on assisted dying
    Open from Friday 5th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
    212,107 signatures

79. Cancel GCSEs and A Levels in 2021
    Open from Wednesday 19th August 2020 to Friday 19th February 2021
    211,974 signatures

80. Broker a ceasefire for all sides in Yemen to carry out humanitarian aid
    Open from Thursday 16th July 2020 to Saturday 16th January 2021
    211,848 signatures

81. Create a Minister for Hospitality in the UK Government
    Open from Tuesday 6th October 2020 to Tuesday 6th April 2021
    209,983 signatures

82. Leave the EU with No Deal in October 2019
    Open from Friday 3rd May 2019 to Sunday 3rd November 2019
    207,673 signatures

83. Lower the age for smear tests from 25 to 18 to prevent cervical cancer.
    Open from Friday 3rd August 2018 to Sunday 3rd February 2019
    205,359 signatures

84. No more school penalty fines and bring back the 10 day authorised absence
    Open from Monday 9th May 2016 to Wednesday 9th November 2016
    204,790 signatures

85. Rescind Art.50 if Vote Leave has broken Electoral Laws regarding 2016 referendum
    Open from Thursday 12th July 2018 to Saturday 12th January 2019
    203,235 signatures

86. Allow football fans to attend matches at all levels
    Open from Tuesday 29th September 2020 to Monday 29th March 2021
    200,571 signatures

87. Urge the Israel Government to allow fuel, electricity and food into Gaza
    Open from Monday 16th October 2023 to Tuesday 16th April 2024
    199,623 signatures

88. Vote no confidence in David Cameron
    Open from Tuesday 21st July 2015 to Thursday 21st January 2016
    199,391 signatures

89. Close schools in Tier 4 areas
    Open from Monday 21st December 2020 to Monday 21st June 2021
    194,882 signatures

90. Hold a second referendum on EU membership.
    Open from Wednesday 16th January 2019 to Tuesday 16th July 2019
    194,336 signatures

91. Make fair transitional state pension arrangements for 1950’s women
    Open from Tuesday 20th October 2015 to Wednesday 20th April 2016
    193,185 signatures

92. No UK airstrikes on Syria.
    Open from Sunday 22nd November 2015 to Sunday 22nd May 2016
    190,223 signatures

93. Waive visa requirement for Ukrainian refugees.
    Open from Monday 28th February 2022 to Sunday 28th August 2022
    188,650 signatures

94. School should start at 10am as teenagers are too tired
    Open from Thursday 4th October 2018 to Thursday 4th April 2019
    187,902 signatures

95. Improve Maternal Mortality Rates and Health Care for Black Women in the U.K.
    Open from Friday 13th March 2020 to Sunday 13th September 2020
    187,520 signatures

96. Reject calls to add Staffordshire Bull Terriers to the Dangerous Dogs Act
    Open from Friday 22nd June 2018 to Saturday 22nd December 2018
    186,226 signatures

97. Put a max of £1200 on car insurance for 18-25 year olds
    Open from Wednesday 14th September 2016 to Tuesday 14th March 2017
    185,175 signatures

98. Parliament must honour the Referendum result. Leave deal or no deal 29/03/19
    Open from Monday 4th March 2019 to Wednesday 4th September 2019
    183,422 signatures

99. Prohibit publishers irrevocably disabling video games they have already sold
    OPEN Opened on Tuesday 14th January 2025 at 10.00 AM
    182,465 signatures so far

100. Allow parents to take their children out of school for up to 10 days fine free.
     Open from Thursday 28th November 2024 to Wednesday 28th May 2025
     181,298 signatures