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Petition · past parliament

Disregard the Brexit referendum decision due to fraudulent campaign claims.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Campaigners made dishonest claims to support their position which invalidate the referendum result as voters relied on factually incorrect information to make their decision.
Professor Michael Dougan assesses UK’s position following vote to leave the EU:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dosmKwrAbI

Why it was rejected

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

Declare the result of the EU referendum null & void.

Timeline

2 Jul 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.