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Petition · past parliament

Initiate article 50 with immediate effect.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

The majority of UK citizens have made it clear in a referendum, that they wish to leave the EU. This petition seeks to ratify that position and to commence the immediate withdrawal from the EU under article 50.

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 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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