Rejected petition Remain in EU, now that we know the costs (per voter: Leave £1000, Remain £4/wk)

Rejected on 6 December 2017

The 2016 referendum was not well-informed. Now the cost of leaving the EU is clear: ~£45 billion (£1000 per voter). The net cost of remaining is £8.6 billion/yr, or £4 per voter/wk. This petition, for Remain, and a parallel petition, for Leave, allow people to tell MPs their current view.

Figures for the cost of leaving from here:
https://fullfact.org/europe/eu-divorce-bill/
Figures for net cost of membership from here:
https://fullfact.org/europe/our-eu-membership-fee-55-million/
Figures for voter numbers from here:
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/elections/electoralregistration/bulletins/electoralstatisticsforuk/2016

~£45 billion/~46 million = ~1000
~£8.6 billion/~46 million/52 = ~4

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200427

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.