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Petition · past parliament

Take account of the wishes of those who will have to live longest with EU result

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Following the EU referendum on 23 June 2016, the UK voted to leave the EU by a narrow margin. However, voters aged under 45, who will have to live with this decision for the longest time, showed a desire to remain.
As the referendum is only advisory and the result is not legally binding, I ask that, as the result was close, the government take into account the wishes of those who will have to live longest with the decision and not invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty.

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
4 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 4 Jul 2016

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