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Petition · past parliament

Do not commit to leaving EU until AFTER a General Election.

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

If the British public really wish to leave the EU they deserve to have a say in who negotiates this exit. If we have an election the British people can say for certain whether they want to leave the EU and who they wish to negotiate any withdrawal.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Vote on an early General Election before sending Article 50

Timeline

25 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
1 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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