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Petition · past parliament

End the undemocratic petition of Christopher McGinty to stop the EU referendum.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Put and end to the shameful anti democratic petiton by Christopher McGinty who wants to end the EU referendum claiming the majority in the commons support staying in. They were elected on promised manifestos not in/out of the EU. Referendum to continue, his petition to be ignored.
Cancel the planned referendum on Britain's continued membership of the EU.

Why it was rejected

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

Don't cancel the British EU Referendum

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 21 Jun 2016

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