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Petition · past parliament

Immediately implement Article 50 in response to the In/Out referendum Result.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

The UK EU referendum result announced on 24 June 2016 voted to Leave the EU. David Cameron resigned as PM with effect from September 2016.
It is vital that to maintain any stability in the economy in the coming months, Article 50 is implemented.

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 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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