Petition · past parliament
Don't invoke article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty in response to the EU referendum
Rejected
20 signatures
What the petition asks
There's no legal requirement to leave EU in response to referendum outcome.The arguments are highly complex & cannot be fully understood by most voters so this should not have been a matter for referendum. The government should take the referendum in its advisory context & take a vote in parliament
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.