Petition · past parliament

Postpone the EU Referendum: Voters need neutral information

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

We are confused. As always, opinions are being presented as fact. This time it's too important. We want a neutral body to provide information on how the EU works, the basic facts and the issues at stake to all voters. We want to postpone the referendum until we can make an informed decision.
This issue cannot be reduced to soundbites.

This is a huge decision which will have an immediate impact on all our lives and our children's lives.

Any inconvenience caused by postponing the referendum is worth it to make the right decision.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

18 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
29 Jun 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 Jun 2016

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