Petition · past parliament

Don't trigger article 50. Reform at home, and reform the EU.

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

Only 37.4% of the British public voted Leave. Out of a potential 46,501,241 voters, 17,410,742 voted Leave. The rest voted Remain or did not vote. We should ask the government to respond to public feeling and not trigger Article 50, but instead embark on massive reform at home and in the EU.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/eu_referendum/results
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Referendums_in_the_United_Kingdom
Almost three million people have signed a petition to ask the government to have another referendum. That's not asking the right question. If those same three million people could sign this, the right question is being asked of the government. The referendum is a measure of public feeling, and is not legally binding.

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.