Petition · past parliament

Hold an official inquiry into the conduct of the Leave Campaign

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

There is considerable evidence that the figureheads of the recent EU Referendum Leave campaign - Boris Johnson, Michael Gove and Nigel Farage amongst others - wilfully misled the public during their campaign. They are unfit for public service. We call for a full independent review of their actions.
Throughout the Leave campaign, the campaign leaders implied that money recouped from the EU would be used to fund the NHS, a claim they have now backtracked upon. They encouraged the public to ignore expert opinion and have since carefully removed all evidence of their backhanded campaign tactics. Nigel Farage has publicly launched campaign materials that singled out a single racial group, actions which we feel constitute an incitement to hate and should be treated as such.

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
14 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 Jul 2016

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