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Petition · past parliament

Investigate possible foreign interference in the referendum.

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

Recent reports suggest that the Leave campaign may have been funded by "dark money" from unknown foreign sources. This petition calls for this allegation to be investigated by both police and intelligence authorities with full backing from Parliament.
https://www.opendemocracy.net/uk/brexitinc/adam-ramsay/how-did-arron-banks-afford-brexit

Why it was rejected

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

Investigate covert foreign interference in the EU referendum

Timeline

20 Oct 2017 Petition opened for signatures
23 Oct 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 23 Oct 2017

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