Rejected petition: Call a referendum on having a monarchy
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Call a referendum with the question: "Should the UK have a monarchy? YES / NO"
The British Monarchy costs the taxpayer £500M a year. We could use this money more effectively.
Do nothing in event of YES.
Enact legal change to remove any special legal protections, shared asset ownership and funding from all members of the royal family and their associated organisations in the event of NO.
YES / NO decided on 50% of votes cast with no buffer or exceedance, (as per 2016)
Having a referendum would be democratic, and this question has never been asked of the UK population.
Why was this petition rejected?
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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You may wish to sign this petition, which calls for similar action: "Hold a referendum on the abolition of the British Monarchy" https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/761976
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