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Petition · past parliament

We call on the government to block the 2nd EU referendum petition.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Over 17 million people voted to leave and 16 million voted remain. The leave vote won on a 1 million vote majority. The prime minister David Cameron said there will be no second referendum once either side had won.
The 2nd referendum petition is currently being investigated for fraud.
http://m.huffpost.com/uk/entry/uk_576fbc52e4b0d2571149c95e?edition=uk

Why it was rejected

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

DENY the request for a second EU REFERENDUM

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 30 Jun 2016

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