Petition · past parliament

Hold a referendum to determine what alternative to EU membership the UK wants.

Closed 50 signatures

What the petition asks

After being given the choice of remaining or leaving the EU in the recent referendum, it is only proper that the people of the UK should have the right to choose what type of relationship they want with the EU so that the government has better guidance in its negotiations.
The main alternatives to membership in the EU are set out in the Cabinet Office's policy paper "Alternatives to membership: possible models for the United Kingdom outside the European Union, dated 2 March 2016. Remaining in the EU should be one of the choices in case people do not like the alternatives. The choices should be:

1) Be a member of the European Economic Area
2) Negotiate a bilateral agreement with the EU
3) Be a member of the World Trade Organisation
4) Remain a member of the EU

Timeline

15 Jul 2016 Petition opened for signatures
15 Jan 2017 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 50
Status Closed
Opened 15 Jul 2016
Closed 15 Jan 2017

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