This petition was submitted during the 2015–2017 Conservative government

Rejected petition Strip Sir Richard Branson of his knighthood for attempting to subvert democracy.

Sir Richard Branson is reportedly helping to fund a group that wishes to reverse the June referendum in which the UK voted by a clear margin to leave the European Union. This is an affront to the democratic process by a billionaire oligarch who does not live in Britain.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about honours or appointments.

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