Petition · past parliament
Parliament to stand by the results of the EU membership referendum
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
The people of Britain have voted in a legal and democratic referendum on the membership of the European Union. The result should be binding regardless of the opinion of the result. There should be no change in the rules of referendum to negate the result to suit the losers in the democratic vote.
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 |
| 7 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
7 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.