Petition · past parliament
Parliament to debate meaning and functioning of democracy in Britain
Closed
134 signatures
What the petition asks
The government’s reply to a petition calling for a referendum on any deal with the European Union misunderstands democracy, a process whereby nothing is set it stone. We want to hear, on behalf of the British people, what parliament thinks democracy is in Britain, and how it will uphold it.
The reply says that there can be no attempt to reverse the result of a narrowly won, advisory referendum, as it is the will of the people.Yet the will of the people last June overturned a 2015 election and did not deliver a government majority. The petition was not calling for a second referendum on leaving the EU (which would be a third after 1975 and 2016) but a first referendum on the exit deal (it seems pointless to call for a debate on the DeXEUs reading and comprehension skills).
Timeline
| 11 Oct 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 11 Apr 2018 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
134
Status
Closed
Opened
11 Oct 2017
Closed
11 Apr 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.