Petition · past parliament

Invoke article 50 no later than 1st Aug 2016.

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

51.9% (17,410,742 people) of Great Britain have voted to leave the EU. Let's get the ball rolling and listen to the people. Article 50 needs to be invoked now, before the MPs have a chance to go against democracy

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
5 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Jul 2016

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