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Petition · past parliament

David Cameron to trigger article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty straight away.

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

David Cameron told MPs in February that, in the event of a Brexit vote, the British people would “rightly expect” him to trigger article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty “straight away”

We do expect David Cameron to do that and petition him to do so straight away.

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.