Petition · past parliament

Not to invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty without the consent of Parliament.

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

We the undersigned call upon HM Government not to immediately invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty; instead to put the question to Parliament to decide.
http://www.lisbon-treaty.org/wcm/the-lisbon-treaty/treaty-on-European-union-and-comments/title-6-final-provisions/137-article-50.html

Why it was rejected

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

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Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 3 Jul 2016

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