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Petition · past parliament

Invoke the sovereign rights of Parliament to vote on whether UK leaves the EU.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The UK is not bound by the vote to leave the EU in the recent general referendum. In the UK, Parliament is sovereign. Parliament must now decide whether the Prime minister should take steps to invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, or not.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

We think the following petition is similar to yours:
Let Parliament decide whether or not we remain a member of the European Union

Timeline

25 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
3 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 3 Jul 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.