Petition · past parliament
Debate Obama being allowed to tell to the UK people how to vote in a referendum.
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
President Obama was recently asked by the Prime Minister to comment on how the British people should vote in a UK referendum. The President misrepresented the LEAVE campaign and likened it to "isolationism" but the US has the same isolationist policies and would not accept EU law in the US.
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
The views of the President of the USA are not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
Timeline
| 23 Apr 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Apr 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Apr 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.