Petition · past parliament

Call for a Public Enquiry into the BREXIT campaign lies and mis-information

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

We the people of the United Kingdom feel that we were not presented with the true facts and that information and promises which were made were untruthful and have fallen at the first hurdle.
A public enquiry is required to review the misinformation and to ensure that in future any campaign is operated truthfully and honestly. The Leave campaign has already started to distance themselves from their own promises and have brought UK Politics intro disrepute. Had this been a VCR or a TV we would be entitled (under UK/EU consumer law) to a refund and the vendors prosecuted for fraud. The same tests must be applied to the Leave and Remain campaigns and we must never see this again

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

29 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
15 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 15 Jul 2016

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