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Petition · past parliament

Allow Parliament to debate the referendum result on EU membership.

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

Parliament needs to debate the recent referendum result on EU membership. Parliament is sovereign and a referendum is only advisory. Parliament must have the final say constitutionally.

Why it was rejected

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

Let Parliament decide whether or not we remain a member of the European Union

Timeline

25 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
5 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Jul 2016

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