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Petition · past parliament

Call for a public inquiry to investigate the claims made by the Leave campaign.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

We call upon parliament to establish a public inquiry into the claims made by the Leave campaign in their official communications and by their representatives during the EU Referendum, upon which the majority of the voting public based their decision.
The parliamentary discussion and the public inquiry should establish if these claims were true at the time of the statements and if the promises made are sustainable for the current government to carry through.

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

14 Jul 2016 Petition opened for signatures
22 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 22 Jul 2016

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