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Petition · past parliament

Call a second EU referendum as the 'Leave' campaign misled the British public.

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

The Brexit campaign misled the public such as claims £350 m to be spent on the NHS which was immediately retracted on Friday (poss £100 m over 3 years).

Why it was rejected

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

Call for a second EU referendum as the first did not have a clear mandate.

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Jul 2016

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