Petition · past parliament

Hold an investigation on the claims made during the 2016 EU referendum

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The EU referendum campaigners have made statements which were knowingly false, misrepresented or unsupported. We ask to 1. Hold promoter of campaigns to be held accountable; 2. establish a clear code of conduct and penalties for future elections and referendums.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

24 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
12 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 12 Jul 2016

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