Petition · past parliament
Trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty
Rejected
20 signatures
What the petition asks
Prime Minister David Cameron held a referendum on the continuing UK membership of the EU. In light of the result by the UK public to leave, he should honour his pledge as Prime Minister and invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty to begin the process before his resignation takes effect.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
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.