Petition · past parliament

Parliament to not implement the EU result pending an inquiry into its impact

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

Given the split vote on UK's EU membership & the tumultuous effect on markets, economy, UK's foreign policy, internal cohesion and national well-being, Parliament should commission research on the consequences of exit & the referendum mechanism & propose national measures to address voter concerns

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 Jul 2016

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