More than 110,000 people have urged London's mayor Sadiq Khan to declare independence from the UK after the country's Brexit vote in the EU referendum, as a way to ensure the capital's membership of the bloc.
A 'Londependence' petition was set up by freelance writer James O'Malley on Change.org. He tweeted: "Definitely didn’t expect to end the day as the de-facto leader of a secessionist movement."
Mr O'Malley tried to tempt Mr Khan with the lure of a more prestigious title, and wrote: "Mayor Sadiq, wouldn't you prefer to be President Sadiq? Make it happen!"
Some 700,000 more Londoners - about 2.2m - said they wanted to remain a part of the EU than said they wanted to leave.
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Would you live in a London independent from the rest of the UK? Current city-states include Singapore, Monaco and the Vatican City.
Ancient Rome and Athens shared a similar status.
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