Petition · past parliament

Have a 2nd referendum on leaving the EU due to material changes in circumstance

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

The Scottish government announced they plan to hold a new referendum on Scottish independence due to Brexit.
The Brexit vote was to take the whole UK out of the EU, not just England, Wales & N Ireland.
I feel this materially alters the Brexit argument & we need to hold another referendum on it
The referendum was based around the question "Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?"
If Scotland votes for independence, the United Kingdom will no longer exist as an entity and, as such, the question becomes invalid.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

13 Mar 2017 Petition opened for signatures
22 Mar 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 22 Mar 2017

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