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Petition · past parliament

Hold a referendum on whether Britain should start air strikes in Syria.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Seeing as this is a major issue representing Great Britain, and the vote was incredibly close - hold a referendum to see what the public you represent, think!

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

2 Dec 2015 Petition opened for signatures
10 Dec 2015 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 10 Dec 2015

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