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Petition · past parliament

Honour the result of the Brexit referendum and ensure the UK leaves the EU.

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

There is currently a petition to hold a second referendum as well as the possibility of parliament fighting back against the referendum result. To do so would against the democratic will of the people, who voted to leave in the highest overall election turnout since 1992.

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

27 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
1 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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