Rejected petition Demand that the UK government recognises the independence of the Catalan State.

Catalonia today declared its independence. The British government immediately responded that it would not recognise this democratic decision, thereby legitimising Spanish government repression. Signatories demand that the UK government supports the right to self-determination in Catalonia.

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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/202078

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Date submitted 27 October 2017
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