Petition · past parliament
Establish a constitutional convention to decide the future direction of the UK
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
The result of the EU referendum has fundamentally changed the future of the country. However the vote was on a narrow question about a single issue. Everyone in the UK should now get a say in what type of country they want us to become once we are outside the EU.
A constitutional convention would allow a wide public debate on important issues about the type of UK we want to become including:
- improving our democracy through an elected House of Lords
- should the head of state be elected
- a fairer voting system that maximises people's voices
- the type of relationship we want with the EU and the single market
A constitutional convention would allow voices of people across the UK to be heard and would lead to the drafting of a UK constitution.
- improving our democracy through an elected House of Lords
- should the head of state be elected
- a fairer voting system that maximises people's voices
- the type of relationship we want with the EU and the single market
A constitutional convention would allow voices of people across the UK to be heard and would lead to the drafting of a UK constitution.
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 |
| 13 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
13 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.