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Petition · past parliament

Invoke Article 50 to begin the formal process of leaving the European Union

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

For businesses and individuals to begin planning and adopting the European Union Referendum results, they need clear indication and notice of the termination of membership by informing the European Council of the United Kingdoms intent to withdraw.

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 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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