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Petition · past parliament

Do not invoke Article 50. Disregard the EU referendum vote.

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

The EU referendum vote is only advisory & parliament can ignore it. Our government is meant to act in the best interests of the people. Less than 18 million people from an overall UK population of 65 million voted for this which we, the undersigned do not believe is enough support 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.

Ask the Government not to invoke article 50 of the Lisbon treaty.

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.