EU referendum petition signed by more than 2.5m

[herding cats]

More than 2.5 million people have signed a petition calling for a second EU referendum, after the vote to leave.

It has more signatures than any other on the parliamentary website and as it has passed 100,000, Parliament will consider it for a debate.

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A House of Commons spokeswoman said the petition was created on 24 May. There were 22 signatures on it at the time the referendum result was announced.

She said the petition site had temporarily gone down at one point following "exceptionally high volumes of simultaneous users on a single petition, significantly higher than on any previous occasion".

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36629324

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[Kilgore]

1. Not sure it will have an impact since 17.4 million voted to leave

I would think the petition would have to approach the remain vote total to get action.

In any case, it will be interesting to watch.

[herding cats]

2. It won't.

As the article states it's calling for retrospective legislation. Which isn't about to happen.

It's just a way for people to vent their anger and frustration over the Brexit vote.

[Kilgore]

3. I agree

The vote was close, but not close enough.

[DavidDvorkin]

4. Cameron has ruled out another referendum

According to the BBC.

However, his power is dwindling rapidly, so he may not be able to make his decision stick. (That's not from the BBC. That's just me guessing.)

[DavidDvorkin]

5. Majority don't want another referendum

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/brexit-opinion-poll-reveals-majority-8283139

[davidn3600]

6. yes I am sure the millions who voted "remain" would love another vote

Not surprising.

[hill2016]

7. sore losers