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Just a reminder that we are nearly 3/17 of the way to getting it revoked

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NCforpoo · 22/03/2019 09:00

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/241584

2.65million.
Andrea Leadsom said there would be clear case for taking action if it reached 17million.

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Backseatonthebus · 23/03/2019 11:36

it disenfranchised shedloads of people living abroad (and therefore likely to vote Remain) because their postal ballots arrived late. Purely coincidentally, the postal vote was outsourced to a private company run by an arch-brexiteer.

LA Counting Officers were responsible for sending out the ballot papers. Some LAs had contracts with IDOX, some didn't, so I'm not sure what point you are making unless it's that some LAs decided to use that company because Peter Lilley was a Director and they wanted a leave vote? I dont think it quite works like that.

Some postal votes didn't arrive (the Electoral Commission said they had 52 enquiries), but many more were incorrectly completed, not returned, or people didnt take up the proxy option which is what was advised if their ballot papers hadnt arrived in time. The outcome of the vote cant be blamed on this.

Dungeondragon15 · 23/03/2019 11:36

But in this case, there has been a recent general election where the lib Dems offered a third referendum.

That's because noone trusts them to actually do what they say they will do.

DioneTheDiabolist · 23/03/2019 12:22

But in this case, there has been a recent general election where the lib Dems offered a third referendum.

As Dungeon said, the electorate knew not to trust a LibDem promise. Now we know that we can't trust TM or our government to handle this either. The incompetence has been staggering to watch.

ethelfleda · 23/03/2019 14:00

But in this case, there has been a recent general election where the lib Dems offered a third referendum

What’s your point? Leave voters had the chance to vote UKIP for years and leave the EU... they didn’t and we still had a referendum.

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