Petition · past parliament
Call a second EU referendum on the basis that voters were misled
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
A potentially decisive number of voters were misled by Vote Leave (see examples below), and voted "Leave" under false pretences. A second EU referendum must therefore be held, under closer supervision by the Electoral Commission. People deserve a chance to vote again now that they know more.
This petition is for a second EU referendum to be called because voters were misled. It does not ask for minimum voting or turnout thresholds (see separate petition).
Examples of misleading campaigning by Vote Leave include:
1. £350m "sent" to EU per week - misleading;
2. That money will be spent on the NHS - not true / now retracted;
3. Immigration control claims false;
4. Iraq and Syria shown on a map of countries "set" to join - misleading.
See Treasury Select Committee report (27/05/16).
Examples of misleading campaigning by Vote Leave include:
1. £350m "sent" to EU per week - misleading;
2. That money will be spent on the NHS - not true / now retracted;
3. Immigration control claims false;
4. Iraq and Syria shown on a map of countries "set" to join - misleading.
See Treasury Select Committee report (27/05/16).
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 |
| 4 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
4 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.