Petition · past parliament

Investigate interference by foreign and domestic parties in the 2016 referendum.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Following increasing evidence of foreign involvement in manipulating key international elections through cyber attacks and media misinformation, similar evidence has alledgedly been uncovered in respect of the Brexit referendum. An independent investigation should be lauched to assess these claims.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

12 Apr 2017 Petition opened for signatures
19 Apr 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 19 Apr 2017

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