Stop using phrase "the will of the people" to refer to 23.6.16 referendum result

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The government repeatedly rejects calls for a 2nd referendum on EU membership, saying that "the will of the people" is to leave. However a minority of the total electorate (the people) voted leave. Also many didn't know what they were voting for (thus what their will was) due to lies & uncertainty.

1) 52% of 72.2% turnout represents 37.54% of electorate
2) Many may have been influenced by a multiplicity of lies e.g. https://www.richardcorbett.org.uk/long-list-leave-lies/.
3) 2002: David Davis said "referendums should be held when people know exactly what they are getting". Dec 2017: Brexit secretary Davis still did not know exactly what the people would be getting. How could voters know what their 'will' was without even the Brexit secretary knowing exactly what they would be getting?

Why it was rejected

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

Brexit: Stop using ‘will of the people’ and ‘will of the British people.’

Timeline

13 Apr 2018	Petition opened for signatures
18 Apr 2018	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 18 Apr 2018

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