Petition · past parliament
Article 50 not to be invoked until we have had a General Election
Rejected
20 signatures
What the petition asks
We respect the democratic decision taken in the Referendum by the UK to leave the EU. Article 50 should not be invoked until there has been a General Election so:
- All parties can be clear on their position in their manifestos
- Our next government has a clear democratic mandate to proceed.
- All parties can be clear on their position in their manifestos
- Our next government has a clear democratic mandate to proceed.
Our reasons include:
a) It is not democratic for a new leader of the Tory party to invoke Article 50 without a fresh mandate from the country when this is the most important political and economic event for generations.
b) Whilst it was a democratic decision to leave, we have no clear understanding of what future (& terms) we want.
We need our elected representatives to represent all of us across the UK (& future generations) to get this right for our shared future.
a) It is not democratic for a new leader of the Tory party to invoke Article 50 without a fresh mandate from the country when this is the most important political and economic event for generations.
b) Whilst it was a democratic decision to leave, we have no clear understanding of what future (& terms) we want.
We need our elected representatives to represent all of us across the UK (& future generations) to get this right for our shared future.
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
20
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.