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Do not invoke Article 50 & leave the EU. Vote in parliament and decide to stay

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

Less than 52% of voters in the EU Referendum voted to leave, a vote many are now regretting. This % figure is not a mandate for change, especially in light of the lies told.
A referendum is only an opinion poll, it does not mean you need to follow this very marginal result. Discuss and vote as MPs
Our MPs need to now vote on whether on not to actually leave the EU.
This petition is asking for another parliamentary discussion and vote on whether to invoke Article 50 or not.
They don't have to take the results of the referendum. Less than 52% of 72% of the population want to leave - I make that only 37% of the total voting population!

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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