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Petition · past parliament

Government to accept the decision of the British People on our EU membership,

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

A petition has been started to re run the referendum, the people have already voted to leave the EU, this is their democratic decision.
Dismiss the rerun petition out of hand, invoke article 50 and obey the wishes of the majority

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 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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