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A petition calling for a second referendum on UK's membership of the EU has gained more than one million signatures following the vote to leave.
The petition will be considered by Parliament as it has passed the required 100,000 threshold.
David Cameron previously said there would be no second referendum.
The petition, set up by William Oliver Healey, states: "We the undersigned call upon HM Government to implement a rule that if the Remain or Leave vote is less than 60%, based on a turnout less than 75%, there should be another referendum."
Thursday saw a 72.2% turnout, significantly higher than the 66.1% turnout at last year's general election, but below the 75% mark suggested by Mr Healey as a threshold.
The parliamentary petitions system is overseen by the Petitions Committee, which considers whether petitions that receive more than 100,000 signatures should be raised in the House of Commons and debated.
The committee is due to sit again on Tuesday.
Million sign petition for new EU referendum - BBC News
Also see:
Founding EU members tell Britain: let's get this divorce done | Reuters
Some questions:
1)Why is Cameron so adamant that another referendum not take place?
2)The rest of the EU wants the Brexit divorce to take place quickly and decisively. While they say they do not want to be slogged down in a long, drawn out "divorce," doesn't it benefit them in the long run for the UK to remain?
3)What percentage of the petitions calling for a second referendum do you imagine are those who voted to leave?