Petition · past parliament
Decide the UK's membership of the EU in Parliament
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
The UK's referendum on EU membership is not legally binding, and therefore there is no legal precedent to invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. We petition MPs to hold a vote on the UK's membership of the EU in Parliament instead of accepting the referendum result or holding a second referendum.
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/23/eu-referendum-legally-binding-brexit-lisbon-cameron-sovereign-parliament
http://jackofkent.com/2016/06/why-the-article-50-notification-is-important/
http://jackofkent.com/2016/06/why-the-article-50-notification-is-important/
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 |
| 30 Jun 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
30 Jun 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.