This petition was submitted during the 2015–2017 Conservative government

Rejected petition Stop use of Civil Service resources for EU referendum campaign

This is an abuse of Power by the Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer which could bias results and breach Electoral commission rules.

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The present action of Government Ministers is an affront to our UK democracy principles and may constitute grounds for a legal challenge to the outcome of the referendum result

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/122756

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