Petition · past parliament

Boris Johnson or Michael Gove can't be Prime Minister until after investigation

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Given that there is a lot of questions over the truth of the claims made by the Leave EU campaign we ask that figure heads for the leave campaign, Boris Johnson and Michael Gove, are not be allowed to run for Prime Minister until no wrong doing or wilful telling of untruths has been proven.
We are unhappy by the way the campaigns fro Stay and Leave have been run for the EU referendum.

We the people of Britain believe that we deserve to be able to trust our leadership and the information that they give us.

To this end we ask that an official investigation be undertaken by an independent body into the truth and validity of the claims made by both Stay and Leave campaigns and the public be made aware of the outcome as a matter of urgency.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Jul 2016

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