Demands for second EU referendum to be debated by MPs
Demands for a second referendum on Britain's European Union membership will be debated by MPs in Parliament on Monday after an online petition received more than four million signatures.
The petition calling for the government to hold a second poll was started as turnout on June 23 was below 75% and fewer than 60% of the vote backed Brexit.
It has received 4.1 million signatures - the highest ever number on the e-petition system - although it was subject to claims it had been hacked.
The House of Commons' Petitions Committee announced an investigation and later denied its site had been hacked after confirming tens of thousands of signatures were "fraudulently" added.
An official Government response to the campaign said the vote to leave the EU "must be respected" and Brexit preparations must now take place.
Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to begin the formal process of withdrawal from the EU next year.
Three hours have been allocated for the debate, which does not have the power to decide if a second referendum will take place, in Westminster Hall.