Petition · past parliament

Hold 2nd EU referendum once Plan, Costs and Benefits of leaving EU are clear.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Voters may not have known:
- new trade agreements may require freedom of movement for workers, significantly restricting ability to reduce EU migration level
- <£350m saving may be offset by e.g. "negative" credit rating making National Debt interest higher
- Scotland wishes to Remain in Europe
The above points were clarified AFTER the referendum (e.g. Newsnight interview with key Leave supporter, Moody's UK credit rating downgrade, Scotland results): voters did not have this information when voting, thus this is not a "retrospective" petition.
These points should be debated, possibly alongside Mr Healey's petition. A single joint statement of facts and/or assessed risks should be prepared by an impartial body (or agreed between Leave and Remain Leaders) and published in all media.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Jul 2016

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