Petition · past parliament
Do not trigger article 50; inconclusive referendum result and subsequent events
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
The results of the referendum should be taken into account, but the decision to invoke article 50 should not be made based upon a simple majority vote. Our representatives should also consider:
- 2/4 countries in the UK & London voted, by majority, to remain
- Post referendum events
- 2/4 countries in the UK & London voted, by majority, to remain
- Post referendum events
Only 37.5% of the electorate voted to leave, spread unevenly across demographics (e.g. age groups)
Events to consider:
- Pound dropping to a 31-year low
- £100s bns lost, downgrading the UK to the 6th-biggest economy
- Clear increase in risk of 2nd Scottish referendum
- Pledges made by the leave campaign have been withdrawn or discredited: £350m saved on EU membership is incorrect and may not be spent on the NHS; and prominent leave campaigners no longer foresee a change in immigration rules
Events to consider:
- Pound dropping to a 31-year low
- £100s bns lost, downgrading the UK to the 6th-biggest economy
- Clear increase in risk of 2nd Scottish referendum
- Pledges made by the leave campaign have been withdrawn or discredited: £350m saved on EU membership is incorrect and may not be spent on the NHS; and prominent leave campaigners no longer foresee a change in immigration rules
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 28 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.