Petition · past parliament

The UK should retain membership of the EEA when it leaves the EU

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

The recent referendum on the UK's membership of the EU gave only a mandate for the UK to leave the EU; not what form leaving should take.

We, the undersigned, demand that when the UK finally leaves the EU, it retains membership of the EEA and all respective rights that entails.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Economic_Area

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
1 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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