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Petition · past parliament

Petition to implement Article 50 immediately removing Britain from the EU.

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

The government is not honouring the decision of the British electorate in the recent referendum on membership of the EU. There is no reason to delay initiating leaving which should be done without delay for party reasons.
No reference or reason other than acknowledging the will of the British people on the 23rd June 2016.

Why it was rejected

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

Invoke Article 50 of The Lisbon Treaty immediately.

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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