Petitions/Legislate a Democratic Exit Clause for All Nations of the United Kingdom
StatusClosed
Opened27 Aug 2025
Closes27 Feb 2026
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Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Legislate to create a democratic, peaceful withdrawal process for any UK nation from the Union. We believe that without a more clearly codified exit route, the Union could risk becoming involuntary. We think this could undermine democracy and breach the UK’s international obligations.

The UK is often described as a voluntary union of 4 nations. Of these, we think Northern Ireland has the most clearly codified route to leave. We see this as a democratic imbalance, and a political inequality. Without legal clarity we believe the Union risks becoming permanent by law not by consent, and that the outcome would contradict the Good Friday Agreement. Even the EU has Article 50 to uphold consent.

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Martin McCluskey
1Martin McCluskey MP
Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
49
Alison Taylor
2Alison Taylor MP
Paisley and Renfrewshire North
18
Irene Campbell
3Irene Campbell MP
North Ayrshire and Arran
16
Kirsteen Sullivan
4Kirsteen Sullivan MP
Bathgate and Linlithgow
15
Euan Stainbank
5Euan Stainbank MP
Falkirk
14
Brendan O'Hara
6Brendan O'Hara MP
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
13
Jamie Stone
7Jamie Stone MP
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
13
Pete Wishart
8Pete Wishart MP
Perth and Kinross-shire
12
Kirsty McNeill
9Kirsty McNeill MP
Midlothian
10
Pamela Nash
10Pamela Nash MP
Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke
10
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