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Petition · past parliament

Invoke Article 50 immediately. People voted. Exit the EU now. It's your duty.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

We the undersigned call upon HM Government to invoke Article 50 at the European Union giving notice to the EU of our intentions to leave and to start the process forthwith.
The people of the UK voted in favour of leaving the European Union at the referendum. This should be carried out promptly by invoking Article 50 with immediate effect.

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 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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