This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Jamaican Emancipation from the UK
What benefits are there for the Queen being head of state of our Caribbean nations?
Imagine working for 50+ years, paying your taxes and contributing to the country you call home. Then being told you are no longer welcomed, forced from your job, arrested & deported.
How British would you feel?
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Caribbean citizens used to be able to travel with just our passports to the UK, invite friends and family to special occasions, become British with ease.
This is no longer the case.
People from the Caribbean are being aggressively targeted for illegal deportation. Our parents & grandparents have been humiliated by the Wind Rush scandal. Forced to check-in to a detention centre weekly or face a £5000 fine or 6months in prison.
Imagine the knock-on effect.
Its time to break-away from the UK
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 decision to change the Head of State of Jamaica is the responsibility of the Parliament of Jamaica, not the UK Government or Parliament.
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