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Petition · past parliament

Invoke EU Lisbon Treaty Article 50 Immediately.

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

The current Conservative government under David Cameron was elected on a manifesto committed to a referendum on EU membership - it was clear the result would either be to leave or remain.

To keep any faith with the public, this government must honour this commitment without delay.
Until Article 50 is invoked the public can have no confidence that the result of the referendum will be honoured.

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 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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