Hold an enquiry into the conduct of EU Referendum

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

I wish that the processes used during the EU referendum should be reviewed and the impact on the result assessed. If unethical, or possibly even illegal methods were adopted, then the result should be considered unsafe and a new referendum held on whether the UK should rejoin the EU.

There appears to be evidence that external organisations, including Cambridge Analytica, were involved with the campaign during the EU referendum. The CEO of C.A. has now been barred from company directorship, admitting offering unethical political services, therefore the referendum result should be reviewed.
See: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/7-year-disqualification-for-cambridge-analytica-boss
and:
https://www.dw.com/en/what-role-did-cambridge-analytica-play-in-the-brexit-vote/a-43151460

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. We understand you'd a like a review of the 2016 Referendum, but we're not sure what 'unethical' rather than illegal behaviour you'd like to be considered as a reason for the referendum to be re-run.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

24 Oct 2020	Petition opened for signatures
2 Dec 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11

Status Rejected

Rejected 2 Dec 2020

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