Petition · past parliament

Retract the statement that 65 Million are behind her regarding Brexit.

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

In her speech, Theresa May stated that 65 Million UK citizens of the UK are behind her supporting Brexit

She spoke at the end about the 65 million people ‘willing us to make this happen’ – a rather optimistic assessment given that polls show a nation still quite bitterly divided
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/17/theresa-mays-brexit-speech-full/

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

3 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.