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Petition · past parliament

Start a public enquiry into the conduct of the EU referedum.

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

The EU referedum is widely believed by the public to have been carried out with very poor conduct from both sides.

We must learn lessons from this and politicians should be held accountable in cases where they have mislead the public.

Why it was rejected

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

Public inquiry into misleading claims and pledges made during the EU referendum.

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 Jul 2016

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