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Petition · past parliament

Purposefully misleading public with EU referendum NHS claim

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Leave claimed £350m a week would be saved by leaving EU. Putting this into the NHS was a central plank to their campaign. With EU funds received, this figure is actually estimated £161m. Before votes counted, Leave backtracked on NHS commitment. 2nd referendum required due to deliberate misleading.
£161 million figure includes farming subsidies, development funds taken from national newspaper article (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36040060 ).

NHS commitment labelled "a mistake" by Leave campaign after votes were in.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Jul 2016

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