Important:

This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament

Rejected petition Create a written constitution

The United Kingdom does not have a written constitution setting out the rights and responsibilities of its citizens and government. A written constitution would include conditions to be fulfilled in order to change the constitution, which could be 2/3 plus one of the votes cast in a referendum.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/137781

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