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End BREXIT-related division with a legally-binding confirmatory referendum.
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
The UK populus, Parliament, and the Government are bitterly divided. The 2016 EU referendum was flawed on both sides with inaccurate, exaggerated, and knowingly false data being used to support their respective arguments. Hold a legally-binding confirmatory referendum.
Hold a legally-binding confirmatory referendum between Parliament's chosen deal (voted on with the proviso that it is subject to this referendum being held) vs. remain. Specify dates on which either a. we leave the EU or b. Article 50 is revoked. Regardless of the outcome of this referendum, it can be respected as all of the facts are now known, unlike in 2016. The outcome will be legally-binding so that there can be no more discussion and endless voting in the Commons.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
We have received a large number of petitions about a second referendum on EU membership, which are very similar to petitions that are already open. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one asking for the same thing to happen. You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
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Hold a second referendum on EU membership.
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Hold a second referendum on EU membership.
To have a second referendum on Britain leaving the EU
Pass Mrs May's negotiated deal subject to confirmation in a referendum
Timeline
| 30 Mar 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 23 Apr 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
23 Apr 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.