Rejected petition Enable the citizens of London to decide over their independence via a referendum

In the wake of the EU referendum it seems legitimate for the citizens of London to decide over their own future within the context of the UK. It is evident that London would benefit from becoming an independent city state, remaining in the EU and deciding on the use of its generated taxes.

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A similar petition has been started on the web forum change.org attracting 31,000 supporters within a few hours of its existence.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/133536

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Date submitted 24 June 2016
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