This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Reward frontline immigrant workers NHS/others with accelerated U.K. citizenship
The home ministry to invite residents helping with efforts against Covid-19 to apply for accelerated naturalisation.
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France has already done this - Health professionals, cleaning ladies, childcare workers, checkout staff: They all proved their commitment to the nation, and it is now the turn of the nation to take a step towards them (quote from French minister). We in the U.K. are hugely indebted to the immigrant workers who have worked long selfless hours through the pandemic.
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