Hold a second referendum on Brexit alongside the EU elections in May

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Given the current deadlock, the UK now needs to hold EU elections in May. This is an ideal opportunity to hold a second referendum on Brexit, and avoid a separate nationwide vote. This will confirm the will of the people either to leave or remain in the EU in the light of all current information.

The cost of delivering the 2016 EU referendum (not including campaign costs) was £94.5 million. The majority of this expense could be saved by running a referendum alongside another nationwide vote.

The cost of administering the poll – including the running of over 40,000 polling stations, issuing and opening postal votes, and the counting of votes – totalling £94.5 million.

Source: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk

Why it was rejected

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

To have a second referendum on Britain leaving the EU

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 10

Status Rejected

Rejected 29 Apr 2019

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