Petition · past parliament
Don't invoke Article 50. Detail the Brexit alternative for a 2nd Referendum
Rejected
14 signatures
What the petition asks
Given that the Brexit camp cannot agree what Brexit looks like -- e.g. will immigation be reduced or merely controlled, will £350m be spent on the NHS or not -- the 1st Referendum should be viewed as a Vote of No Confidence in Europe, not as an instruction to invoke Article 50.
We cannot start negotiations with Europe if we are a country do not know what we want / cannot agree on what we want instead. The 1st Referendum was a Vote of No Confidence, giving the government permission to detail a specific alternative to Europe. The people must approve this alternative (by a 60% majority) BEFORE we invoke Article 50 and start the negotiations with Europe to leave.
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
14
Status
Rejected
Rejected
5 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.