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| Petition for second EU referendum crashes House of Commons website | Petition for second EU referendum crashes House of Commons website |
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| A campaign for a second EU referendum caused the House of Commons petitions website to crash after it experienced a higher volume of simultaneous users than ever before. | A campaign for a second EU referendum caused the House of Commons petitions website to crash after it experienced a higher volume of simultaneous users than ever before. |
| Related: Brexit, the fallout and the UK's future: what we know so far | Related: Brexit, the fallout and the UK's future: what we know so far |
| The petition passed the 200,000 mark on Friday evening, with a map of the voting indicating that most activity was in London – where most boroughs backed remain in the referendum. | The petition passed the 200,000 mark on Friday evening, with a map of the voting indicating that most activity was in London – where most boroughs backed remain in the referendum. |
| A House of Commons spokeswoman said earlier: “The site was temporarily down due to exceptionally high volumes of simultaneous users on a single petition, significantly higher than on any previous occasion. | A House of Commons spokeswoman said earlier: “The site was temporarily down due to exceptionally high volumes of simultaneous users on a single petition, significantly higher than on any previous occasion. |
| “The UK parliament and the Government Digital Service are aware of the issue and are working hard to resolve the problems as quickly as possible.” | |
| The page, set up by William Oliver Healey, reads: “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.” | The page, set up by William Oliver Healey, reads: “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.” |
| If a petition receives more than 100,000 signatures, it will be considered for debate in parliament. | |
| Related: 'Why upset the apple cart?' asks a farmer after Brexit | Related: 'Why upset the apple cart?' asks a farmer after Brexit |
| The Petitions Committee considers all petitions that have received 100,000 signatures by Friday afternoon, at its subsequent meeting. | The Petitions Committee considers all petitions that have received 100,000 signatures by Friday afternoon, at its subsequent meeting. |
| The next meeting is on Tuesday 28 June, where the committee has the power to schedule petitions for debate in Westminster Hall on a Monday from 4.30pm, for up to three hours. | The next meeting is on Tuesday 28 June, where the committee has the power to schedule petitions for debate in Westminster Hall on a Monday from 4.30pm, for up to three hours. |