Petition · past parliament

Trigger an immediate UK General Election before Article 50 is triggered

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

The referendum was advisory not legally binding.
It was instigated by the Tory party to quell internal party squabbles.
It was used by many purely to further their own political path to Leadership of that Party. I believe we need a General Election immediately BEFORE anyone triggers an EU exit.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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