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Petition · past parliament

Call a free parliamentary vote on whether the UK should remain or leave the EU

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

MPs must provide leadership for the Country. The electorate has given its opinion on membership of the EU in the advisory referendum. However given the closeness of the vote and the complexity and ramifications of the decision MPs must balance all of the issues and make a binding decision for the UK

Why it was rejected

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

Let Parliament decide whether or not we remain a member of the European Union

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Jul 2016

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