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Petition · past parliament

The British Government to recognise the validity of the UK EU Referendum result

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

We the undersigned call upon HM Government to recognise the validity of the UK EU Referendum result and not implement further referendums as requested in an earlier petition.
Would the Remain voters, that have signed the petition for a new EU Referendum, be in favour of the Leave Campaign demanding another referendum if they had won with the same percentage point lead?

No.

Why it was rejected

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

DENY the request for a second EU REFERENDUM

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 30 Jun 2016

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