Rejected petition Investigate whether Boris Johnson's pre-Brexit claims were misleading

It's been well publicised that claims made by Boris Johnson's Leave campaign were based on misleading statements - 'Vote Leave's £350m claim potentially misleading, says statistics chief' - to name just one. Boris Johnson should be held accountable to explain and justify these claims.

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

It's not clear what sort of investigation you want, or who you want to be responsible. If you want an independent public inquiry, you could sign this petition:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/139525

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Date submitted 28 June 2016
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