Petitions/Grant Rivers and Rias in England Legal Personhood
StatusClosed
Opened22 Jul 2025
Closes22 Jan 2026
Government response—
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones—

Recognise Rivers & Rias (Drowned River Valleys) in England as living entities with rights to 'their' own voice by creating a system to appoint Lead Legal Guardians & Guardian Groups for each River & Ria in England to enforce 'their' rights.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Jayne Kirkham
1Jayne Kirkham MP
Truro and Falmouth
181
Andrew George
2Andrew George MP
St Ives
162
Perran Moon
3Perran Moon MP
Camborne and Redruth
146
Brian Mathew
4Brian Mathew MP
Melksham and Devizes
95
Caroline Voaden
5Caroline Voaden MP
South Devon
84
Sarah Gibson
6Sarah Gibson MP
Chippenham
65
John Glen
7John Glen MP
Salisbury
65
Dr Andrew Murrison
8Dr Andrew Murrison MP
South West Wiltshire
65
Ben Maguire
9Ben Maguire MP
North Cornwall
59
Danny Kruger
10Danny Kruger MP
East Wiltshire
55