Petition · past parliament
Investigate whether the result of the EU referendum is legally binding.
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
Significant claims made in the campaign appear to be untrue.
Two major claims appear to be unfounded.
1) that we will have £350 million pounds per week available to spend on public services. In fact the net contribution to the eu is £8.5 billion which is around £165 million per week.
2) “Turkey (population 76 million) is joining the EU,”. In fact Britain (and other countries) has (have) the right of veto in the matter of allowing new countries to have free movement within Europe.
1) that we will have £350 million pounds per week available to spend on public services. In fact the net contribution to the eu is £8.5 billion which is around £165 million per week.
2) “Turkey (population 76 million) is joining the EU,”. In fact Britain (and other countries) has (have) the right of veto in the matter of allowing new countries to have free movement within Europe.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
If you think the result of the referendum should not be viewed as legally binding, you could sign this petition:
United Kingdom to not leave the EU
United Kingdom to not leave the EU
Timeline
| 25 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
14 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.