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Petition · past parliament

Offer a public referendum on whether the government should go to war with Syria?

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

it isn't for a government to decide to go to war with Syria. the government must seek the backing of the public and offer a referendum on this important matter.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Hold a referendum on whether we should engage in military combat against IS

Timeline

27 Nov 2015 Petition opened for signatures
1 Dec 2015 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Dec 2015

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.