Have UK Government discuss disregarding the vote for EU exit.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

What follows any referendum vote next week for the United Kingdom to leave the EU? From a legal perspective, the immediate consequence is simple: nothing will happen.

What happens next in the event of a vote to leave is therefore a matter of politics not law.

The relevant legislation did not provide for the referendum result to have any formal trigger effect. The referendum is advisory rather than mandatory.

What happens next in the event of a vote to leave is therefore a matter of politics not law. The UK government could seek to ignore such a vote; to explain it away and characterise it in terms that it has no credibility or binding effect. Or they could say it is now a matter for parliament, and then endeavour to win the parliamentary vote.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

If you would like Parliament to decide whether the UK should remain a member of the EU, you might like to sign this petition:

Let Parliament decide whether or not we remain a member of the European Union

Timeline

24 Jun 2016	Petition opened for signatures
4 Jul 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 4 Jul 2016

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