Petition · past parliament
Repeat the EU referendum & force the Leave campaign to apologise for lying
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
The Leave campaign has lied to the British people about the implications for exit. To avoid years of social and economic pain in the UK and in Europe, we must reconsider the vote to leave. The Leave campaign must be forced to declare its lies, and the real implications of leaving and then we revote
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
We already have a petition calling for a second referendum:
Call for a second EU referendum as the first did not have a clear mandate.
The Government and Parliament don't have the power to force the Leave campaign to apologise.
Call for a second EU referendum as the first did not have a clear mandate.
The Government and Parliament don't have the power to force the Leave campaign to apologise.
Timeline
| 15 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
4 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.