This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government

Rejected petition Allow any UK citizen who chooses, to also have EU citizenship.

UK Citizens born in Northern Ireland are able to choose to have an Irish passport too, which gives them EU citizenship. The option of EU citizenship should be extended to all UK citizens in the interests of fairness.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/202899

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