Hold a referendum on the final Brexit deal
We, the undersigned, call upon HM Government to give the people of this country the final say on the Brexit deal negotiated by the UK and EU. This would be done through a referendum that would take place prior to the April 2019 exit date.
This petition closed on 12 Mar 2018 with 145,118 signatures
1. E-petitions 200004, 187570, 193282 and 200311 relating to a referendum on the deal for the UK’s exit from the European Union
06/12/2017 - Parliamentary Research
Found: 200311 relating to a referendum on the deal for the UK's exit from the European Union Compiled by: Tim
2. Case for a Referendum on the Outcome of EU Withdrawal Negotiations
19/10/2018 - Parliamentary Research
Found: been prepared in advance of the debate due to take place on 25 October 2018 in the House of Lords on the
3. Brexit: Proposals for the future UK-EU relationship
18/04/2019 - Parliamentary Research
Found: BRIEFING PAPER Number 08483, 17 April 2019 Brexit: Proposals for the future UK-EU relationship By Stefano
4. E-petitions 229963, 221747 and 235185, relating to leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement, 232984 and 241361 relating to holding a further referendum on leaving the EU, and 226509 and 236261 relating to not leaving the EU
10/01/2019 - Parliamentary Research
Found: @commonslibrary DEBATE PACK Number CDP-0002, 10 January 2019 E-petitions 229963, 221747 and 235185, relating
5. Negotiations on the UK leaving the EU during the EU extension period
20/05/2019 - Parliamentary Research
Found: DEBATE PACK CDP-0123 (2019) | 20 May 2019 Negotiations on the UK leaving the EU during the extension
1. Brexit Deal: Referendum
11/12/2017 - Westminster Hall
1: 193282 and 200311 relating to a referendum on the deal for the UK’s exit from the European Union.It - Speech Link
2. EU Exit Day Amendment
27/03/2019 - Commons Chamber
1: European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House - Speech Link
2: European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House - Speech Link
3: March 2019—the so-called relevant time—the treaties will instead cease to apply at the earlier date of 11 - Speech Link
4: now have the effect that the commencement order would have had? In other words, if we approve the SI and - Speech Link
5: commencement order would have to be laid before the point at which we left, whatever that leaving date was. I do - Speech Link
3. European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
27/03/2019 - Lords Chamber
1: why the Government had asked the House to agree to take the debate without having a guaranteed report from - Speech Link
2: committee would be considering the report. It made special arrangements to sit—but I take my noble friend’s - Speech Link
4. European Council
25/03/2019 - Commons Chamber
1: With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement on last week’s European Council. Before - Speech Link
5. UK’s Withdrawal from the European Union
14/03/2019 - Commons Chamber
1: beginning insert ‘for a period ending on 30 June 2019’”—has been submitted, in the name of the - Speech Link
2: on how you select amendments—we accept that the final decision is yours; you are the referee—you have - Speech Link
3: Article 50 period at the European Council in March 2019 sufficient for the purposes of legislating for and - Speech Link
4: raising the matter in the way he has done. Secondly, what I say to the right hon. Gentleman, whom, as - Speech Link
6. United Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European Union
29/03/2019 - Commons Chamber
1: Order. Before we get under way with the debate, I would like to ask the House to join me in thanking, extremely - Speech Link
2: notes the European Council Decision of 22 March 2019 taken in agreement with the United Kingdom extending - Speech Link
3: approved, we have a legal right as a country to an extension to 22 May 2019. If this withdrawal agreement is - Speech Link
7. Brexit: Negotiations
20/11/2018 - Lords Chamber
1: we have now agreed the provisional terms of our exit from the European Union, set out in the draft withdrawal - Speech Link
8. Further Discussions with the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union
27/02/2019 - Lords Chamber
1: cough.The Motion before the House asks us to take note of the further discussions with the European - Speech Link
9. European Union (Withdrawal)
03/09/2019 - Commons Chamber
1: this House has considered the matter of the need to take all necessary steps to ensure that the United Kingdom - Speech Link
2: this House has considered the matter of the need to take all necessary steps to ensure that the United Kingdom - Speech Link
3: interrupt any business prior to the business governed by this order and call a Member to present the - Speech Link
4: order may be resumed or (as the case may be) entered upon and proceeded with after the moment of interruption - Speech Link
10. EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)
27/03/2019 - Commons Chamber
1: name of Mr Marcus Fysh.I shall, ere long, call John Baron to open the debate—[Interruption] No - Speech Link
2: happen—what I have just counselled should not—the vote would not be counted. As with deferred Divisions, Members - Speech Link
3: relationship laid before the House on Monday 11 March 2019 with the title ‘Political Declaration setting out - Speech Link
asked by: Tom Brake
25/04/2019
... whether there would be enough time to legislate for a confirmatory referendum on the EU Withdrawal Agreement before the UK leaves the EU reported in the Guardian on 12 April 2019. 2. Brexit
asked by: Viscount Waverley
27/10/2016
... prior to the final conclusion of those negotiations. 3. Brexit
asked by: Lord Blencathra
30/10/2017
... which suggested that a UK exit from the EU would immediately hit confidence and would result in UK GDP being reduced by 3 per cent by 2020. 4. Health Services (Cross-border Health Care and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
asked by: Stella Creasy
08/04/2019
... the UK Government would take through the necessary secondary legislation at Westminster for Northern Ireland in close consultation with the Northern Ireland departments and ( b)which Ministers made that assessment. 5. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Brexit
asked by: Vince Cable
04/02/2019
... for what reason his Department does not hold data on funding allocated to preparing for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
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The referendum would allow for three options:
(1) To revoke Article 50, thereby keeping Britain in the EU
(2) To reject the UK-EU deal and leave the EU
(3) To accept the UK-EU deal and leave the EU
If no agreement has been negotiated by the UK and EU before the date of the referendum, then the third option could be removed. If all three options remain, it may be necessary for the vote to take place using a Single Transferable Vote to ensure no option is disadvantaged.
Regardless of whether individuals voted to remain or leave the EU in the June 2016 EU referendum, everyone should have a chance to decide their future based on the final agreement negotiated between the UK and EU.
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Government Response
On 23 June 2016 the British people voted to leave the European Union. The UK Government is clear that it is now its duty to implement the will of the people and so there will be no second referendum.
The decision to hold the referendum was supported by a clear majority in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords. On 23 June 2016 the British people voted to leave the European Union. The referendum was the largest democratic mandate in UK political history. In the 2017 General Election more than 85% of people voted for parties committed to respecting that result.
There must be no attempts to remain inside the European Union, no attempts to rejoin it through the back door, and no second referendum. The country voted to leave the European Union, and it is the duty of the Government to make sure we do just that. Rather than second guess the British people’s decision to leave the European Union, the challenge now is to make a success of it - not just for those who voted leave but for every citizen of the United Kingdom, bringing together everyone in a balanced approach which respects the decision to leave the political structure of the EU but builds a strong relationship between Britain and the EU as neighbours, allies and partners.
Parliament passed an Act of Parliament with a clear majority giving the Prime Minister the power to trigger Article 50, which she did on 29 March in a letter to the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk. As a matter of firm policy, our notification will not be withdrawn - for the simple reason that people voted to leave, and the Government is determined to see through that instruction.
Both Houses of Parliament will have the opportunity to vote on the final agreement reached with the EU before it is concluded. This will be a meaningful vote which will give MPs the choice to either accept the final agreement or leave the EU with no agreement.
The people of the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, but we are not leaving Europe. We want a deep and special partnership with the EU. We aim to get the right deal abroad and the right deal for people here at home. We will deliver a country that is stronger, fairer, more united and more outward-looking than ever before.
Department for Exiting the European Union