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Petition · past parliament

Invoking the Royal Prerogative to activate Article 50 of the EU Treaty

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

We petition the government to make it law that the Prime Minister cannot invoke the Royal Prerogative to activate Article 50 of the EU Treaty in order to notify the European Council that the UK wishes to exit the EU and that such an article can only be invoked by a majority vote of elected MPs.

Why it was rejected

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

Let Parliament decide whether or not we remain a member of the European Union

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 Jul 2016

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