Petition · past parliament

Dismiss the petition for a second EU referendum to be held.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

We the undersigned ask you, our duly elected Government, to uphold the will of the majority of voters in the EU referendum, 23 June 2016. Voting rules should not be applied retrospectively and the result of the original referendum should not be dismissed in an attempt to achieve a different result.
If a second referendum is called then the democratic system we pride ourselves on and the right to freedom of expression that underpins the United Kingdom will be fundamentally undermined.

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 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 30 Jun 2016

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