Petition · past parliament
Call for a second referendum on EU membership to establish a clear mandate.
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
The UK electorate must be given the opportunity of a second referendum on EU membership. Other country's governments have returned to their electorate on three separate occasions to reaffirm previous mandates. Not holding a second referendum is undemocratic and denies the UK electorate this right.
The referendum on the UK's membership of the EU is profoundly important. Events since 23rd June 2016 have demonstrated that leaving the EU will not save money but is costing billions in government administration and losses to the economy. The UK electorate deserve the same democratic opportunity to reconsider as did the Danish electorate in 1993 and the Irish electorate on two occasions in 2001 and 2009. Denying this right is undemocratic.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
https://moderate.petition.parliament.uk/admin/petitions/176339
Timeline
| 17 Jan 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 23 Jan 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
23 Jan 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.