A public enquiry into spreading of disinformation by the Leave campaign

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Multiple sources, including the UK Statistics Authority, point to the Leave campaign consistently spreading disinformation before the EU referendum. Charges should be pressed if appropriate and actions should be taken to prevent campaigners from spreading disinformation in the future

https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/news/uk-statistics-authority-statement-on-the-use-of-official-statistics-on-contributions-to-the-european-union/

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/eu-referendum-nissan-to-take-legal-action-against-vote-leave-campaign-over-leaflet-a7091556.html

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-eu-referendum-nigel-farage-nhs-350-million-pounds-live-health-service-u-turn-a7102831.html

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jun/25/boris-johnson-michael-gove-eu-liars?CMP=fb_gu

Why it was rejected

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

Public inquiry into misleading claims and pledges made during the EU referendum.

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 11

Status Rejected

Rejected 14 Jul 2016

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