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Petition · past parliament

Invoke article 50 of the Lisbon treaty immediately as promised.

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

The EU referendum was run and the majority of the country voted to leave. This cannot happen until the PM invokes article 50 which is an official notification to the EU of our intention to withdraw our membership.

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

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

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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