Petition · past parliament

Campaign spending to leave the EU in a 2nd referendum to be lowered by £450000

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The Electoral Commission states that leading up to the 23/06/16 referendum on the UK's EU membership, Vote Leave spent £7,449,079, breaching its £7m limit. The government should apply the difference as a negative amount to the spending limit of any campaign to leave the EU in a 2nd referendum.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44856992

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

The Electoral Commission, not the UK Parliament and Government, are responsible for setting and enforcing campaign spending limits.

You could start a new petition about something the UK Parliament and Government are responsible for. For example, you could start a new petition asking the UK Parliament and Government to pass a new law stating that overspends by a party or campaign will be deducted from any future election or referendum spending limit, if that's what you'd like to happen.

Timeline

25 Feb 2019 Petition opened for signatures
11 Mar 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 11 Mar 2019

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