Petition · past parliament
Demand accountability for lies told in 2016 referendum campaign to leave EU
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
The leave campaign have admitted they told lies in the run up to the 2016 EU referendum. This includes the infamous ‘£350 million for the NHS’ statement on the side of a bus.
No one has been held accountable.
No one has been held accountable.
A leading figure in this campaign was Boris Johnson. A man who could soon become the unelected prime minister and allow the UK to crash out of the EU with no deal.
This is unacceptable. Demand accountability.
This is unacceptable. Demand accountability.
Why it was rejected
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Timeline
| 28 May 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Jun 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
14 Jun 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.