Petition · past parliament
Remain in EU, now that we know the costs (per voter: Leave £1000, Remain £4/wk)
Rejected
20 signatures
What the petition asks
The 2016 referendum was not well-informed. Now the cost of leaving the EU is clear: ~£45 billion (£1000 per voter). The net cost of remaining is £8.6 billion/yr, or £4 per voter/wk. This petition, for Remain, and a parallel petition, for Leave, allow people to tell MPs their current view.
Figures for the cost of leaving from here:
https://fullfact.org/europe/eu-divorce-bill/
Figures for net cost of membership from here:
https://fullfact.org/europe/our-eu-membership-fee-55-million/
Figures for voter numbers from here:
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/elections/electoralregistration/bulletins/electoralstatisticsforuk/2016
~£45 billion/~46 million = ~1000
~£8.6 billion/~46 million/52 = ~4
https://fullfact.org/europe/eu-divorce-bill/
Figures for net cost of membership from here:
https://fullfact.org/europe/our-eu-membership-fee-55-million/
Figures for voter numbers from here:
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/elections/electoralregistration/bulletins/electoralstatisticsforuk/2016
~£45 billion/~46 million = ~1000
~£8.6 billion/~46 million/52 = ~4
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 30 Nov 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Dec 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
20
Status
Rejected
Rejected
6 Dec 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.