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Hold a new referendum on leaving the EU before the forthcoming general election

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Hold a referendum before any forthcoming general election, to avoid the election being fought solely on the issue of Brexit. So much has changed since 2016, and we know much more.

There should be an even number of questions on the leave/remain sides to avoid unfairly splitting either vote.
Some example questions are:

Should the UK leave the EU without any negotiated deal.
Should the UK leave the EU, but only with a negotiated deal ratified by parliament.
Should the UK remain in the EU, but hold a public consultation and attempt to renegotiate our terms of membership according to the results.
Should the UK remain in the EU on current terms.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

11 Sep 2019 Petition opened for signatures
17 Sep 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 17 Sep 2019

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