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Petition · past parliament

Form an independent inquiry into the campaigns of the 2016 EU Referendum

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

The campaigns from both the official Remain and the Leave camps for the 2016 EU Referendum were famously controversial and questionable. This petition calls for an independent inquiry to assess whether or not the Referendum campaigns mislead British and Commonwealth voters.

Why it was rejected

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

Public inquiry into misleading claims and pledges made during the EU referendum.

Timeline

6 Jul 2016 Petition opened for signatures
12 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 12 Jul 2016

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