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Rejected petition: "Stop the Labour Government removing the right to elect trial by jury."

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Rejected petition: Stop the Labour Government removing the right to elect trial by jury.
David Lammy and the Labour Government should desist from their plans to remove the rights of British citizens that have existed for over 800 years.
petition.parliament.uk
January 5, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Rejected petition: "Petition against Labour's unjust plans to remove right to trial by jury."

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Rejected petition: Petition against Labour's unjust plans to remove right to trial by jury.
This government proposal to remove the right to trial by jury, except for the most serious of crimes, is an aberrant affront to fair justice and must be stopped.
petition.parliament.uk
January 5, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Rejected petition: "Trial by jury has to be kept - judged by peers is a foundation to our democracy!"

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Rejected petition: Trial by jury has to be kept - judged by peers is a foundation to our democracy!
Reneging on a key principle of our laws cannot be progressed without provable support from all people of this nation.
petition.parliament.uk
January 5, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Rejected petition: "Force an election due to no confidence in Kier Starmer or the Labour Government."

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Rejected petition: Force an election due to no confidence in Kier Starmer or the Labour Government.
We need an early general election.
petition.parliament.uk
January 5, 2026 at 4:39 PM
New petition: "Stop the deduction of carers allowance from people's Universal Credit award"

Deadline 5 July 2026, created by Kelly Morris

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New petition: Stop the deduction of carers allowance from people's Universal Credit award
Stop the deduction of Carers Allowance from the carers Universal Credit award, it shouldn’t be treated as an income.
petition.parliament.uk
January 5, 2026 at 3:49 PM
New petition: "Allow Skilled Worker visa holders to work up to 40 hours in secondary employment"

Deadline 5 July 2026, created by Muhammad Aroom Zaheem

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New petition: Allow Skilled Worker visa holders to work up to 40 hours in secondary employment
Allow all Skilled Worker and Health Care visa holders to legally work up to 40 hours per week in secondary employment. This will support essential sectors, reduce staff shortages, and increase tax revenue for the UK
petition.parliament.uk
January 5, 2026 at 2:42 PM
New petition: "Disregard Transitional Protection when assessing Council Tax"

Deadline 5 July 2026, created by Suzanne Lock

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New petition: Disregard Transitional Protection when assessing Council Tax
We ask the Government to require all English local authorities to disregard transitional protection payments in full when assessing council tax. Transitional protection is temporary but counting it as income cancels out that protection.
petition.parliament.uk
January 5, 2026 at 2:12 PM
New petition: "Suspend all UK foreign aid to nations that refuse to take back illegal migrants"

Deadline 5 July 2026, created by Danny Sheerin

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New petition: Suspend all UK foreign aid to nations that refuse to take back illegal migrants
Publish a list of countries blocking citizen returns, suspend UK aid until compliance is met, make aid legally conditional on cooperation with UK immigration, report annually to Parliament, and detain illegal migrants until asylum or deportation for public safety.
petition.parliament.uk
January 5, 2026 at 2:10 PM
New petition: "Count all accrued residence under the Long Residence route toward the new system"

Deadline 5 July 2026, created by Sohail Mulani

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New petition: Count all accrued residence under the Long Residence route toward the new system
Provide transitional protection to migrants (who arrived pre-2021) and are nearing settlement via the current 10-year route by recognising all previously accrued continuous lawful residence counted under Appendix Long Residence toward the 10-year qualifying period of the new Earned Settlement system
petition.parliament.uk
January 5, 2026 at 1:39 PM
New petition: "Protect 5-Year ILR and Benefits for Refugees Already on the Path to settlement"

Deadline 5 July 2026, created by Sara Abdalla

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New petition: Protect 5-Year ILR and Benefits for Refugees Already on the Path to settlement
We want the Government to keep the 5-year ILR route for refugees and commit to ensuring that any new rules or benefit restrictions do not apply to those already holding refugee status or already on the existing pathway to ILR.
petition.parliament.uk
January 5, 2026 at 1:30 PM
New petition: "More push for nuclear treaties"

Deadline 5 July 2026, created by James Turner

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New petition: More push for nuclear treaties
We want the government to push the UN and other nations towards nuclear treaties to get closer to a nuke-free world.
petition.parliament.uk
January 5, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Rejected petition: "Allow students to wear non-school uniform once a week if not all week"

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Rejected petition: Allow students to wear non-school uniform once a week if not all week
Stop schools from forcing children to wear school uniform.
petition.parliament.uk
January 5, 2026 at 12:17 PM