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Petition · past parliament

We say NO to any UK Government signing Article 50 but YES to negotiating with EU

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

The EU referendum was conceived as an advisory referendum without any legal obligations which means the UK government, despite David Cameron's statement to the contrary, does not need to invoke Article 50 - which is legally binding - as a result of the referendum.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-result-must-be-respected-david-cameron-says-a7105886.html

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
15 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 15 Jul 2016

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