Petition · past parliament

The UK government should NOT hold a second BREXIT referendum.

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

The UK government held a referendum on membership of the EU. The result was a clear majority for 'leave'. The UK prime minister, David Cameron, following the result stated that there can be 'no doubt' about the outcome. Some are calling upon the government to hold a second referendum.
The government extended the deadline for registration and conducted an expensive campaign to try and persuade UK citizens to vote 'remain'. The largely pro-EU people of Gibraltar were also allowed to vote. Turn out at the polling booths was extremely high which, according to experts, should have favored the 'remain' campaign. Despite these factors, the result was a clear majority for 'leave'.

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
30 Jun 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 30 Jun 2016

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