Petition · past parliament
The Government should invoke Article 50 of The Lisbon Treaty immediately
Rejected
14 signatures
What the petition asks
On 23 June 2016 the EU Referendum returned a vote which favoured an exit or Brexit. Despite the result of this entirely democratic process the Government is stalling to invoke Article 50 of The Lisbon Treaty. The signatories to this petition require that Article 50 is invoked with immediate effect
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
14
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.