Petition · past parliament

Elected MP's to act in the National Interest and debate the merits of Brexit

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

There has been a material change in circumstances post Brexit vote with a substantial change in public sentiment and a clear indication from EU leaders of an intention to effect substantive reform - the implications of these critical factors must be debated
4 million people who petitioned for a debate on a second referendum have already been rebuffed - the credibility of the UK Parliamentary democracy will further damaged if the requested debate does not take place

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

10 Jul 2016 Petition opened for signatures
21 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 21 Jul 2016

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