Petition · past parliament

A no-deal Brexit should be ratified by the British electorate in a referendum

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

A no-deal Brexit was not mentioned by Leave campaigners as an option at the 2016 EU referendum. It is not the “will of the people”.

A no-deal Brexit should be ratified by the UK electorate in a new EU referendum with the choice of Remaining in the EU or a no-deal Brexit

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

1 Aug 2019 Petition opened for signatures
8 Aug 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Aug 2019

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