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Reject a second referendum, uphold the original EU Referendum, invoke Article 50

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

The referendum received one of the largest turnouts in history, and received a decisive majority of more than 1.2 million votes to exit the European Union. The British public DO NOT want a second referendum. Invoke Article 50 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the EU and begin exit negotiations now
The British public DO NOT want a second referendum.

Uphold the democratic wishes of the British Public and avoid further destabilisation of the financial markets.

Invoke Article 50 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union and begin exit negotiations urgently to stabilise European economies.

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 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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