Call For A 2nd EU Referendum If A Good EU Withdrawal Agreement Cannot Occur

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

The United Kingdom voting to leave the European Union triggers Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. We believe the British people should be able to decide if they will remain part of the EU based upon the emerging nature of the withdrawal agreement referred to in Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty.

A Brexit triggers Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. The European Council will conclude the withdrawal arrangement referred to based on a qualified majority vote. A large portion of the United Kingdom electorate were misled into believing a favourable withdrawal agreement is relatively sure.

We believe in informed democracy. We believe that we the British people should be able to decide whether or not our country leaves the EU based on facts that they can confirm. Not facts that they cannot.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

It's not clear who would be responsible for deciding what a 'good EU withdrawal agreement' would be.

If you want like a second referendum once an agreement has been made, we already have a petition open on that: Hold a second referendum on leaving the EU once exit terms have been negotiated.

Timeline

17 Jun 2016	Petition opened for signatures
6 Jul 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19

Status Rejected

Rejected 6 Jul 2016

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