Petition · past parliament

Parliament must vote to decide if Article 50 should be invoked.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Many people regret their leave vote. The result was very close. Many people feel misled and now wish to change their vote to remain. Many people wanted to register a protest vote and did not realise the consequences. MPs in a parliamentary democracy are best placed to make these complex decisions.

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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Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 3 Jul 2016

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