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Set up a Public Inquiry as to why a SUPERMAJORITY was not set for EU Referendum

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

For Constitutional change, the EU referendum SHOULD have had a super-majority and a devolution lock

At what point did the advisory referendum become mandatory without them?

We want an answer to these points which are also raised in the attached letter to Michael Gove which never got a response
David Lidington rejected a super-majority because the referendum was only ADVISORY (Confirmed by the Supreme Court and in Briefing Paper on the Bill)

The status of the referendum is further called into question by the facts set out in the attached letter

The government does not have a mandate to do the destructive things it is now doing to the UK

It's reputation, it's currency and it's economy have all been trashed.

https://t.co/XcXqHrYhoD

https://t.co/amQeL6QRjX

https://t.co/M7XMFbFrMt

Why it was rejected

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

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Timeline

14 Feb 2021 Petition opened for signatures
1 Mar 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Mar 2021

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