Petition · past parliament
Invoke article 50 to leave the EU Immediatly.
Rejected
20 signatures
What the petition asks
It is not the PM who will work out trade deals, there are ministers and civil service employees who will do the negotiating. So there is no need to delay the invoking of article 50 to leave the EU
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 25 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
20
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.