Petition · past parliament
Demand parliament vote on whether to implement article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
We want MPs to decide whether or not to leave.
Margaret Thatcher was right when she said that the constitutional protections do not exist in the UK to justify the use of a referendum.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/935c343c-6007-11dc-b0fe-0000779fd2ac.html?ft_site=falcon&desktop=true#axzz4CZoFFZoI
Margaret Thatcher was right when she said that the constitutional protections do not exist in the UK to justify the use of a referendum.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/935c343c-6007-11dc-b0fe-0000779fd2ac.html?ft_site=falcon&desktop=true#axzz4CZoFFZoI
Evidence abounds in the media that:
-Voters either did not know what they were voting for or regret their decision
-Constitutionally there is no reason this referendum should lead to the UK leaving the EU
We put it to parliament that the country's future should not be jeopardised by the Prime Minister's vain political calculation that backfired. Parliament alone is sovereign and has the power to make the decision in the name and the best interests of the people it was elected to represent.
-Voters either did not know what they were voting for or regret their decision
-Constitutionally there is no reason this referendum should lead to the UK leaving the EU
We put it to parliament that the country's future should not be jeopardised by the Prime Minister's vain political calculation that backfired. Parliament alone is sovereign and has the power to make the decision in the name and the best interests of the people it was elected to represent.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
We think the following petition is similar to yours:
Let Parliament decide whether or not we remain a member of the European Union
Let Parliament decide whether or not we remain a member of the European Union
Timeline
| 25 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 3 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
3 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.