Petition · past parliament

Hold a public enquiry into the conduct of groups involved in the Brexit campaign

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Criminal charges have been brought against various parties involved in the Brexit campaign. Criminal investigations are ongoing. A judge-led public enquiry into the 2016 UK EU membership referendum is necessary to help restore faith in British democracy, irrespective of how "Brexit" concludes.
Vote Leave fined by EC & referred to the police: https://bit.ly/2NwPu1L

Leave.EU fined by EC for multiple breaches of electoral law: https://bit.ly/2RIEy29

Leave.EU fined by ICO for unsolicited direct marketing emails & ~300,000 unsolicited communications on a single day without consent: https://bit.ly/2UnseJn & https://bit.ly/2HQyfZj

NCA investigation in Leave.EU following EC referral: https://bit.ly/2YIUVzL

Govt report into foreign influence in political campaigns: https://bit.ly/2CMeMVi

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

2 Apr 2019 Petition opened for signatures
10 Apr 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 10 Apr 2019

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