This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Ensure the PM hasn't held non UK citizenship within 5 years of taking office
Given the complex situation post Brexit, we believe that having recently held non UK citizenship prior to assuming the office of Prime Minister could result in a conflict of interest in leading this country. We ask that the UK PM be a sole UK citizen for at least 5 years prior to assuming office.
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A number of countries around the world (e.g. USA) consider that the political leader should only hold citizenship of their country. The UK is a true multinational society, but believe the PM should be a committed sole citizen.
Given the complexities post the EU Referendum we the undersigned believe that having held non UK citizenship in 5 years prior to taking up office of Prime Minister, could confer a conflict of interest.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
The Prime Minister of the UK is not chosen by the UK Government or Parliament.
As you might already know, after a general election, the Queen decides who to invite to form a Government. In practice, this is usually the leader of the political party that wins the most seats in a general election. You can find out more about this here:
http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/QueenandGovernment/QueenandPrimeMinister.aspx
If you want the UK Government and Parliament to change the law on how the Prime Minister is appointed, we could accept a petition on that.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.