Government to advise monarch to refuse/cancel state visits with hostile powers

The Government should advise the Monarch against facilitating a ceremonial head of state visit where a foreign state is engaged in hostile activity - whether economic, diplomatic, military or otherwise - that is directly contrary to UK interests and/or the rule of international law.

36 Signatures

Status
Open
Opened
Friday 20th February 2026
Last 24 hours signatures
2
Signature Deadline
Thursday 20th August 2026
Estimated Final Signatures: 230

Reticulating Splines

You may be interested in these active petitions

1. Do not recognise the planned December 2025 election in Myanmar - 2,638 signatures
2. Help Cardiff University to keep their Modern Languages degree courses - 2,531 signatures
3. Rescind recognition of a Palestinian state and respect the Montevideo Convention - 8,324 signatures
4. Legislate to require drivers to report collisions with cats - 15,543 signatures
5. Commit to not deploying British Troops to Ukraine - 4,760 signatures

The Monarch acts on the advice of the Government of the day when deciding whether to facilitate the considerable honour of a ceremonial head of state visit with the UK. We think it is not appropriate to offer such an honour in cases where the foreign state concerned is engaged in taking or promoting activity directly and seriously contrary to our national interests. A state visit is even more inappropriate in situations where the head of state is personally directing any such hostile action.


Petition Signatures over time

Constituency Data

Reticulating Splines