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Petition · past parliament

Speed up the process of leaving the EU

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

Britain has voted to leave the EU; no more delays start the process to leave the EU immediately
remain, 16,141,241 Votes
leave, 17,410,742 Votes

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
5 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Jul 2016

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