This petition was submitted during the 2015–2017 Conservative government

Rejected petition Hold a referendum asking the British people if they would like to join the EU.

Theresa May says Brexit is inevitable, and a second referendum on LEAVING the EU would be undemocratic. But as people begin to see the impacts of May's exit plan, polls show opinion has shifted in favour of EU membership since the June vote.

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Economist cited poll: http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2016/10/daily-chart-6

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

The UK has not yet left the EU, so it is not clear how a referendum could ask this question.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/133753

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