British Government REJECTS petition calling for second Brexit referendum

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PM David Cameron has formally rejected a second Brexit referendum despite an official petition which received more than 4.1 million signatures.

The petition, which was started by a Brexit supporter William Oliver Healey, urged a re-run in case there was a narrow Remain victory.

However, the Government rejected the petition claiming it was now time to exit the EU and 'ensure the best possible outcome for the British people'.

Normally when a petition on parliament's website hits 100,000 signatures, the Petitions Committee considers it for a parliamentary debate.

However, the government has decided to push on with Brexit without a debate on a second referendum.

BREAKING NEWS: Government REJECTS petition calling for second Brexit referendum signed by four million people

More than 4.1 million people signed a petition for a second referendum
Parliament normally considers to debate petitions with 100,000 signatures
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office said the Brexit process has started
A statement said: 'We must now prepare for the process to exit the EU'

By Darren Boyle for MailOnline
9 July 2016

PM David Cameron has formally rejected a second Brexit referendum despite an official petition which received more than 4.1 million signatures.

The petition, which was started by a Brexit supporter William Oliver Healey, urged a re-run in case there was a narrow Remain victory.

However, the Government rejected the petition claiming it was now time to exit the EU and 'ensure the best possible outcome for the British people'.

David Cameron, pictured here today with US President Barack Obama in Warsaw, rejected a second Brexit referendum despite a parliamentary petition calling for a re-run receiving more than 4 million signatures

Thousands of anti-Brexit campaigners attended a protest on July 2 in Central London calling for a reverse

Normally when a petition on parliament's website hits 100,000 signatures, the Petitions Committee considers it for a parliamentary debate.

However, the government has decided to push on with Brexit without a debate on a second referendum.

In a statement released by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the government was now fully committed to securing a Brexit deal.

According to the statement: 'The EU Referendum Act received Royal Assent in December 2015. The Act was scrutinised and debated in Parliament during its passage and agreed by both the House of Commons and the House of Lords.

'The Act set out the terms under which the referendum would take place, including provisions for setting the date, franchise and the question that would appear on the ballot paper.

'The Act did not set a threshold for the result or for minimum turnout.

'As the Prime Minister made clear in his statement to the House of Commons on June 27, the referendum was one of the biggest democratic exercises in British history with over 33 million people having their say.

'The Prime Minister and Government have been clear that this was a once in a generation vote and, as the Prime Minister has said, the decision must be respected.

'We must now prepare for the process to exit the EU and the Government is committed to ensuring the best possible outcome for the British people in the negotiations.'

According to the petition: 'We the undersigned call upon HM (Her Majesty's) government to implement a rule that if the remain or leave vote is less than 60 per cent based a turnout less than 75 per cent there should be another referendum.'

The referendum on June 23 attracted a turnout of 73 per cent with 17.4 million people voting in favour of Brexit with a 52 per cent share of the vote.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office released a statement rejecting a possible second Brexit vote

The Government still has to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty to begin the formal EU exit process

52 per cent of those who voted elected for Brexit when they went to the polls on June 23

However, parliamentary watchdogs discovered the petition had attracted more than 77,000 fraudulent signatures.

Meanwhile, an estimated 6,000 people are expected to join in the More In Common Picnic Against Brexit this afternoon.

People who are against Britain leaving the EU were to gather in London's Green Park, which is next to Buckingham Palace.

A rally was held in London on July 3 when more than 40,000 people, according to organisers, marched through the British capital to vent their anger at the outgoing Cameron for calling the referendum.

They waved European flags and chanted 'We love you EU'.

The referendum result triggered Cameron's resignation.

Britain can only formally exit the EU after Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty is triggered, starting a two-year deadline on leaving.

Once started, the deadline can only be extended with the agreement of all EU member states.

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I keep meaning to get all 61 episodes of Red Dwarf that there have been so far on DVD. It's a sci-fi comedy classic.

 

[Murphy]

Normally, I prefer to express my own views, but this does a fine job. In brief, Britain just doesn't matter anymore.

Why a British Vote For or Against Brexit Doesn't Matter - The Duran

 

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I'm looking forward to Red Dwarf XI later this year and Red Dwarf XII next year.

Normally, I prefer to express my own views, but this does a fine job. In brief, Britain just doesn't matter anymore.

Why a British Vote For or Against Brexit Doesn't Matter - The Duran

This is what it says in that article:

"Though Britain in terms of its international rankings remains a large economy, it is an uncompetitive and declining one, running large deficits with the rest of the world...

The reality, however, is that Britain only has a deficit with one part of the world - and that part is what? Yes, you've guessed it: the EU. Britain actually has a surplus with the rest of the world; the non-EU world.

Not only that, but UK trade with the EU is diminishing and the amount of trade she does with the EU is often exaggerated by the Rotterdam Effect.

Likewise, the rest of the article is short in facts - such as the ludicrous bit which says Italy is more important globally than Britain.

 

[Murphy]

I do not debate the mentally challenged. It's unfair to them. You are British and of no consequence. Go play in the park.

 

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There is no need for another petition. Calling another election is just as good.

 

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You are British and of no consequence.

That's not true, though, is it? Britain is of such huge consequence that the entire global establishment tried desperately, but failed, to keep Britain in the EU.

The reality is that now that Britain has voted to leave the EU the EU has lost its second-largest contributor to the EU budget; its second-largest economy; its largest military power; hundreds of nuclear weapons; and one of its two permanent seats on the UN Security Council.

Brexit will severely weaken the EU economically, militarily, politically and financially.

There is no need for another petition. Calling another election is just as good.

That's going to be difficult, too.

Theresa May, the favourite to be the new Prime Minister, has ruled out a snap election if she comes to power. Andrea Leadsom, the only other candidate for PM now, is a Leaver and is also therefore unlikely to call a snap election.

Something else which makes a snap election extremely unlikely is the Fixed-term Parliament Act 2011, which states that elections have to now be every five years unlike before 2011 when they were held either every four or five years or even sooner if the PM feels it necessary.