Petition · past parliament
Misrepresentation of facts in run up to EU referendum must trigger re-run.
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
Considering the momentous importance to the United Kingdom of the Referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU, serious misrepresentation of the facts before, and likely events after the result, means Parliament must pass an Act to re-run the vote as soon as possible.
As an example, the BBC Reality Check Website demonstates how misleading some of the facts used were. As they were not corrected during the referendum they bring the result into question.
After the referendum there are numerous examples of press coverage showing people did not understand what they were voting for and if offered the option to vote again would vote differently.
Like financial contracts, this is an important decision, so should be treated with similar safeguards.
After the referendum there are numerous examples of press coverage showing people did not understand what they were voting for and if offered the option to vote again would vote differently.
Like financial contracts, this is an important decision, so should be treated with similar safeguards.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 28 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
15 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.