Rejected petition Investigate spending in referendum campaigns in 2016.

It would appear that our system of regulating spending on elections is coming under greater pressure by those who can influence results by spending more money. If we want confidence in democracy this has to be challenged. The Vote Leave and leave.eu campaigns spent to win at any cost.

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Tim Shipman Sunday Times Editor book All Out War
Guardian 1 April 2017 ‘Dark money’ is threat to integrity of UK elections, say leading academics'

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Why was this petition rejected?

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

This is the responsibility of the Electoral Commission, which is independent of the Government and Parliament.

The Electoral Commission was responsible for monitoring spending during the referendum campaign, and it can be contacted here: http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/contact-us

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Date submitted 2 April 2017
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