Petition · past parliament
Respect the will of the people and invoke Article 50 immediately
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
The Brexit referendum showed that it is the peoples will to leave the EU.
The UK government should respect this result and immediately invoke Article 50 so that the negotiations about Brexit can begin.
Delaying this decision will simply cause uncertainty that will damage the UK.
The UK government should respect this result and immediately invoke Article 50 so that the negotiations about Brexit can begin.
Delaying this decision will simply cause uncertainty that will damage the UK.
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
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.