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Petition · past parliament

Declare Brexit as unconstitutional.

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

A non-binding referendum with such a small margin is not a constitutionally valid, or democratic, reason for leaving the EU. It does not meet the criteria needed to trigger Article 50 and it would be unconstitutional for any Prime Minister to do so on that basis.

Why it was rejected

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

Ask the Government not to invoke article 50 of the Lisbon treaty.

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.