Petition · past parliament

MPs & Electoral Commission to review misleading referendum campaign claims

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

This petition contends that the EU referendum was campaigned in a deliberately misleading manner and that the result should therefore be evaluated prior to Article 50 being triggered.

If it is found that EU referendum campaigns were deliberately misleading, the result should be reviewed.
While this petition respects the democratic process in the United Kingdom, the foundation of a true democracy is honest campaigning such that voters are properly aware of the implication of their vote.

Key leave campaign claims/implied claims should be investigated:

http://indy100.independent.co.uk/article/8-of-the-most-misleading-promises-of-the-vote-leave-campaign-ranked-in-order-of-preposterousness--WyxD59VO3Nb

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
14 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 Jul 2016

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