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Petition · past parliament

Parliament should remain in session this summer to deal with the EU crisis

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

After the outcome of the EU referendum the country needs strong and visible leadership from our elected representatives in parliament for the next months. It would not be appropriate for the usual summer recess to occur this year.

Why it was rejected

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

British Parliment should not have a summer recess this year.

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 28 Jun 2016

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