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Petition · past parliament

Debate and vote based on expert opinions on EU membership

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Require a full review of expert opinions followed urgently by a debate and vote to decide whether or not to activate Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty to withdraw membership of the EU.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

We think the following petition is similar to yours:
Let Parliament decide whether or not we remain a member of the European Union

Timeline

25 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
3 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 3 Jul 2016

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