Hold a Public Inquiry into campaign tactics employed during the EU Referendum.

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

Leaving the EU is a one-time decision, it cannot be undone. A decision of this significance should be made for reasons that are open, honest and justifiable. If the public may have been misled, before we leave, the Government have a duty to investigate unethical conduct and act accordingly.

Given the speed with which some campaigners abandoned claims and pledges in the aftermath (specifically the claims about the £350 million a week for the NHS and free movement of people), surely an investigation into whether the public have been misled is required.

Did elected representatives knowlingly mislead the public by making claims they knew to be either false or highly misleading?

If false or misleading claims were knowingly made, did they significantly impact the result of the vote?

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

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

Key facts

Signatures 17

Status Rejected

Rejected 12 Jul 2016

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