Petitions/Make referendum mandatory before enacting British territory changes
StatusOngoing
Opened9 Apr 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

We call on the Government to introduce a law to make it mandatory to hold a referendum before a Government makes any changes to the ownership, use or governance of any British territory.

We believe that the British Territories are not owned by the British Government and therefore that they should not be sold or transferred for use, ownership or governance without the people of the United Kingdom and the British Territories giving their permission via a referendum.

10,000
100,000

Constituency engagement ranking

Lucy Rigby
1Lucy Rigby MP
Northampton North
4
Sir Jeremy Wright
2Sir Jeremy Wright MP
Kenilworth and Southam
3
John Cooper
3John Cooper MP
Dumfries and Galloway
3
Mr Andrew Snowden
4Mr Andrew Snowden MP
Fylde
2
Martin Wrigley
5Martin Wrigley MP
Newton Abbot
2
Dr Ellie Chowns
6Dr Ellie Chowns MP
North Herefordshire
2
Mike Reader
7Mike Reader MP
Northampton South
2
Laura Kyrke-Smith
8Laura Kyrke-Smith MP
Aylesbury
1
Shabana Mahmood
9Shabana Mahmood MP
Birmingham Ladywood
1
Richard Tice
10Richard Tice MP
Boston and Skegness
1