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We call on the UK Government to review the difference in UK Parliamentary voting rights between qualifying Commonwealth citizens and EU citizens with EUSS status; consult EU citizens and relevant civic organisations on this issue and introduce legislation to extend UK Parliamentary voting rights to qualifying EU citizens with EUSS status.","committee_note":null,"state":"open","signature_count":38,"closing_date":"2027-05-04","created_at":"2026-10-08T13:04:03.561Z","updated_at":"2026-11-05T07:20:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-11-04T12:15:58.263Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-10-08T14:35:20.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Zsuzsanna Locsi-Puspan","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"CO","name":"Cabinet Office","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office"}],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","code":"GB","signature_count":38}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"Bexleyheath and Crayford","ons_code":"E14001089","mp":"Daniel Francis MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Birmingham Selly Oak","ons_code":"E14001099","mp":"Al Carns MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Bradford West","ons_code":"E14001120","mp":"Naz Shah MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Bristol North East","ons_code":"E14001133","mp":"Damien Egan MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Burton and Uttoxeter","ons_code":"E14001143","mp":"Jacob Collier MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Dagenham and Rainham","ons_code":"E14001189","mp":"Margaret Mullane MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"East Hampshire","ons_code":"E14001214","mp":"Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"East Worthing and Shoreham","ons_code":"E14001218","mp":"Tom Rutland MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Edmonton and Winchmore Hill","ons_code":"E14001221","mp":"Kate Osamor MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Erith and Thamesmead","ons_code":"E14001229","mp":"Ms Abena Oppong-Asare MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Exmouth and Exeter East","ons_code":"E14001232","mp":"David Reed MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Harborough, Oadby and Wigston","ons_code":"E14001266","mp":"Neil O'Brien MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Havant","ons_code":"E14001275","mp":"Alan Mak MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Hornchurch and Upminster","ons_code":"E14001292","mp":"Julia Lopez MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Hove and Portslade","ons_code":"E14001296","mp":"Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Leeds South","ons_code":"E14001323","mp":"Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Liverpool Walton","ons_code":"E14001339","mp":"Dan Carden MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Milton Keynes North","ons_code":"E14001370","mp":"Chris Curtis MP","signature_count":3},{"name":"North East Derbyshire","ons_code":"E14001391","mp":"Louise Sandher-Jones MP","signature_count":3},{"name":"North West Leicestershire","ons_code":"E14001404","mp":"Amanda Hack MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Ossett and Denby Dale","ons_code":"E14001418","mp":"Jade Botterill MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Reading Central","ons_code":"E14001438","mp":"Matt Rodda MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Runnymede and Weybridge","ons_code":"E14001456","mp":"Dr Ben Spencer MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Salisbury","ons_code":"E14001460","mp":"Rt Hon John Glen MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"South Derbyshire","ons_code":"E14001483","mp":"Samantha Niblett MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Stockport","ons_code":"E14001517","mp":"Navendu Mishra MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Stroud","ons_code":"E14001529","mp":"Dr Simon Opher MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Witney","ons_code":"E14001591","mp":"Charlie Maynard MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Wolverhampton North East","ons_code":"E14001594","mp":"Sureena Brackenridge MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Wyre Forest","ons_code":"E14001601","mp":"Mark Garnier MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Bathgate and Linlithgow","ons_code":"S14000068","mp":"Kirsteen Sullivan MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Glasgow West","ons_code":"S14000089","mp":"Patricia Ferguson MP","signature_count":1}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"North West","ons_code":"B","signature_count":2},{"name":"Yorkshire and The Humber","ons_code":"D","signature_count":4},{"name":"East Midlands","ons_code":"E","signature_count":7},{"name":"West Midlands","ons_code":"F","signature_count":4},{"name":"London","ons_code":"H","signature_count":5},{"name":"South East","ons_code":"J","signature_count":10},{"name":"South West","ons_code":"K","signature_count":4},{"name":"Scotland","ons_code":"M","signature_count":2}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}