Petition · past parliament

Hold a proper referendum on E.U. membership.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Parliament has proven itself incapable of making a decision on this.
Now that the deadline has moved to the end of October,
there is time for a referendum on a choice of clearly defined options.
The options should be

Quit Brexit,
Leave without a deal,
Accept May's deal,
and any other proposals that have a chance of being agreed with the rest of the E.U.

Many think that public opinion has shifted since the last referendum.
Democracy is served by a choice between a clearly defined set of options.
A new referendum is not undemocratic.
Nobody is forced to vote for anything they don't want.
The referendum result should be binding on the government,
who should enact the option with the greatest number of votes.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 Apr 2019

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