Petition Petition for a referendum on a Republic of Britain with an elected head of state

This is a petition for a referendum on whether to replace the the Crown with a democratically elected head of state and the House of Lords with a democratically elected upper house and introduce a written constitution which politicians must uphold.

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The Crown is an hereditary body which is unelected and still holds executive powers over legislation in Britain and cost the public £360 million per annum. This petition is for there to be a referendum to abolish the Crown and replace it with a democratically elected head of state and the House of Lords with a democratically elected upper house. The introduction of the democratically elected bodies would also involve the introduction of w written constitution which politicians must adhere to

This petition closed early because of a General Election Find out more on the Petitions Committee website

12 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 12 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 3 May 2017
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