Petition · past parliament
Parliament must correct factual errors associated with the Brexit Bill
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
The Brexit Bill contains a number of factual errors and it is vital that these are corrected before it receives further scrutiny. They are listed in the additional details below:
1. 65 million people are not willing this to happen. At best it may be 17.4 million. An accurate figure must be supplied.
2. The statement "the country is coming together" is in linguistic terms a "nominalisation".
3. The first statement is equivocal and could be seen as negative. It says "We do not approach these negotiations expecting failure, but anticipating success". We suggest this wording "The negotiations will be a great success".
4. The 14 week holiday promise must be paid holiday.
2. The statement "the country is coming together" is in linguistic terms a "nominalisation".
3. The first statement is equivocal and could be seen as negative. It says "We do not approach these negotiations expecting failure, but anticipating success". We suggest this wording "The negotiations will be a great success".
4. The 14 week holiday promise must be paid holiday.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 2 Feb 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 8 Feb 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
8 Feb 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.