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Petition · past parliament

There are no grounds for a second EU referendum. Invoke article 50 now.

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

Remain are calling for a second EU referendum to get the vote they want. This is not democracy. The people have spoken and they must accept the result.

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 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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