Rejected petition Parliament to hold a free vote on whether to act upon the EU referendum result

The result of the referendum was too close to become binding on government. The populous was ill-informed and in some cases actively misled in order to sway opinion. nearly 25% of the population failed to vote. In some cases deprived of the opportunity to vote by early closer of polling stations.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/133540

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Date submitted 25 June 2016
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