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Petition · past parliament

Call a General Election before invoking Article 50 to leave the EU

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The current government was not elected with the mandate to negotiate the UK's exit from the EU. We the undersigned, wish for a General Election to choose our country's leadership before they invoke Article 50 to leave the EU.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Vote on an early General Election before sending Article 50

Timeline

26 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
1 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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