Rejected petition Make £9.3m of taxpayers money available to the Brexit campaign for leaflets

Given that the government have used £9.3m of taxpayers money to fund a pro-EU leafleting campaign nationwide, it is in the interests of a fair and honest referendum campaign to ensure that the opposing view has the same opportunity to present its case to the public.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. The Government does not have the power to make £9.3m of taxpayers money available to the campaigns for leaving the EU, as the Government is not considered a permitted participant under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, meaning it cannot donate to campaign groups.

You might be interested in signing the following petition, calling on the government to make the case for leaving the EU on its leaflets: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/126854

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 8 April 2016
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