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Petition · past parliament

Trigger article 50 immediately for Britain to leave the EU.

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

We the people of the United Kingdom want the Government to enact the triggering of Article 50 of the Lisbon treaty for Great Britain to officially LEAVE the EU with immediate effect. We do not wish to wait for David Cameron to leave, he said once the people have voted it would be done straight away!

Why it was rejected

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

Invoke Article 50 of The Lisbon Treaty immediately.

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.