Petition · past parliament
For the UK Government to act on the EU referendum result is unconstitutional.
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
The process of the EU Referendum directly bypassed the sovereignty of Parliament and is therefore fundamentally unconstitutional.
It follows that for the UK Government to now act on the EU referendum result would bypass due constitutional process.
It follows that for the UK Government to now act on the EU referendum result would bypass due constitutional process.
Sovereignty in the United Kingdom rests with Parliament.
The UK Government recently invoked a referendum in relation to the UK's continued membership of the European Union.
A majority voted to leave the European Union.
Act 50 of the Treaty on European Union states :
(1.) Any Member State may decide to withdraw from the Union in accordance with its own constitutional requirements.
In holding a referendum, the UK government has not met this constitutional requirement to withdraw.
The UK Government recently invoked a referendum in relation to the UK's continued membership of the European Union.
A majority voted to leave the European Union.
Act 50 of the Treaty on European Union states :
(1.) Any Member State may decide to withdraw from the Union in accordance with its own constitutional requirements.
In holding a referendum, the UK government has not met this constitutional requirement to withdraw.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 24 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
4 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.