Petition · past parliament

Nobody voted for hard Brexit. We call on Parliament to prioritise jobs instead

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

The referendum did not ask people to factor in job losses to their decision.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

However you might want to consider creating a new petition setting out what you would like the Government to negotiate when deciding the UK's future relationship with the European Union. The following petition might provide you with an example that you could follow We require any BRexit deal preserves UK access to EU collaborative R&D programs.

Timeline

3 Oct 2016 Petition opened for signatures
5 Oct 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Oct 2016

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