Hold a parliamentary vote to decide on invoking article 50 of the Lisbon treaty

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

The UK public have signalled a wish to leave the EU via a slim majority following a politically charged referendum. The actual decision to initiate UK exit should be taken by elected members of parliament following a considered debate based on facts and evidence.

The EU referendum result does not legally require article 50 to be invoked. Article 50 gives official notification to the EU that a member country wants to leave. We should not issue this notification without informed parliamentary debate on the pros, cons and possible consequences of remain/leave. The elected government should make the final decision, taking into account the views of the entire population.

Why it was rejected

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

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Let Parliament decide whether or not we remain a member of the European Union

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 18

Status Rejected

Rejected 3 Jul 2016

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