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Show British people a detailed breakdown of Brexit money to be paid to the EU

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Theresa May has offered the EU 40 billion euros. Since EU Commission and British lawyers say we legally don't have to pay the EU anything for Brexit the British people should be shown a detailed breakdown of what this money is for, before any money is paid.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/06/100bn-brexit-bill-legally-impossible-enforce-european-commissions/

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3501054/eu-lawyers-leaked-memo-uk-85billion-brexit-bill-legally-impossible/

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/822373/Brexit-news-UK-Government-legal-advice-EU-financial-bill-unenforceable

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4481498/EU-lawyers-say-92billion-Brexit-Bill-t-enforced.html

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

There isn't yet an agreement about exactly how much money the UK might pay the EU as part of its exit from the EU, so we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.

You could start a new petition asking the Government to commit to publishing a breakdown of the reasons for the amount agreed, once the negotiations about the amount have been completed.

Timeline

22 Nov 2017	Petition opened for signatures
28 Nov 2017	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 28 Nov 2017

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