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Petition · past parliament

The Government should debate the result of the EU referendum in Parliament.

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

As the EU Referendum was advisory only, and because the majority in favour of leaving was less than 2%, the Government should debate whether or not the result should be implemented and therefore whether or not the UK should leave the EU.

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
4 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 4 Jul 2016

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