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Petition for second Brexit referendum with over four million signatures has been rejected

Published 14:09 9 Jul 2016 BST

Carl Kinsella
Petition for second Brexit referendum with over four million signatures has been rejected

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Plan A certainly didn't work for the Remain campaign, and things don't look too good for Plan B either.

A petition to rerun the Brexit referendum, originally held on June 23, has been rejected despite its popularity. Over four million people had signed the online petition asking for a second referendum if either side won with less than a 60% majority with a turnout smaller than 75%. The UK voted to leave the EU by a very slim margin of 51.9% to 48.1%. The British government have now formally rejected the petition, with the Foreign Office saying "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."

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Petition for second Brexit referendum with over four million signatures has been rejected