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Petition · past parliament

Ban a second EU referendum

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

The EU referendum was decisive and it's result needs to be respected and actioned. A second referendum would incur further cost to the UK tax payer and create further division and uncertainty within the UK at a time when we need to move forward in unity.
A petition has been created calling for a second EU referendum, if successful it will create further division in the UK and continue to deepen public distrust in both our political and voting system.

Why it was rejected

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

DENY the request for a second EU REFERENDUM

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 Jun 2016

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