Petition · past parliament

The government must reject calls for a second EU referendum

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

On 23rd June 2016 the British people voted 52% to 48% to leave the European Union.
This result is quite clear and gives a clear majority for Brexit.

Calls for a further referendum should be rejected because the question was concise and the result clear and beyond dispute.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 30 Jun 2016

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