Petition · past parliament
There shall be a General Election before invoking Article50 of the Lisbon Treaty
Rejected
20 signatures
What the petition asks
It is only now that the Referendum on the UK's continuing membership of the European Union has closed that it is becoming clear that the campaign to Leave was substantially based on lies and misinformation. This discredits the results.
Advocates of 'Leave' had no policy positions on which a reasonable decision could be made on leaving the EU. Now that a presumptive decision has been made, the parties need to either put forward their actual policies in respect of immigration, tax, the NHS in the event of the UK leaving the EU, or state a clear position NOT to leave the European Union, and to stand for election on that basis.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 26 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.