Use the European Parliament elections as a proxy referendum for Remain or Leave.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

If we need to take part in the European elections since we cannot have an orderly Brexit before May 23rd, each party & candidate should declare whether they support remaining in the EU, or whether they support leaving, irrespective of the terms. Totalling the votes will give an advisory referendum.

6 million people have signed a petition to withdraw Article 50. The British people are now far clearer about the issues relating to Brexit than 3 years ago. If we are required to hold European elections anyway, they can be used to test current opinion on whether to stay or leave. All parties would be required to state, in addition to any other manifesto, whether they favour remaining or leaving. If no remain or no leave candidate stands in a given constituency, an independent should stand.

Why it was rejected

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

We can't accept your petition because we're not sure what action you'd like the UK Government or Parliament to take. It's up to political parties how they campaign in an election.

Timeline

29 Mar 2019	Petition opened for signatures
23 Apr 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 23 Apr 2019

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