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Petition · past parliament

Have a referendum to decide whether or not United Kingdom should join the EU

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

On the wake of the recent referendum, it has become clear that the majority of this country wants to remain in the EU. Whilst it is not possible to undo the results from the recent referendum, we could launch a new one that will effectively, if successful, overturn the recent decision.

Why it was rejected

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

Call for a second EU referendum as the first did not have a clear mandate.

Timeline

26 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
6 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 6 Jul 2016

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