Petition · past parliament

Parliament must accept the EU referendum result and not seek a vote on this.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The EU referendum was undertaken in good faith. Parliament must not seek to use a vote or debate to overthrow the result or have 2nd referendum or general election on this issue. The people have spoken.
There have been moves by Parliament to take a vote on EU membership and thereby overthrow the EU referendum result. In addition, are high court cases to seek a judicial review. The result of the EU referendum is that Briain should leave the EU. Government and Parliament must accept this and act honourably to carry out the wishes of the British people.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Jul 2016

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