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Petition · past parliament

Petition to join the EU

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Referendum on whether Britain should join the EU.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

The UK has not yet left the EU. If you would like a second referendum on the UK's membership of the EU, you might like to sign this petition:

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

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 6 Jul 2016

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