Petition · past parliament

Admit the 2016 vote was so close & flawed brexit can't be the will of the people

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Several courts have now found the 2016 referendum Leave campaign to be so flawed as to be unacceptable in a binding referendum vote. As this is the case can we now admit the Leave campaign was so flawed the vote result cannot be described as the will of the people.

Why it was rejected

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Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU.

Timeline

24 Feb 2019 Petition opened for signatures
5 Mar 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Mar 2019

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