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Petition · past parliament

Do not trigger article 50 of the Lisbon treaty. Stop Brexit.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

The referendum on Brexit is not binding for the government.
It can choose to trigger or not to trigger article 50 of the Lisbon treaty.
Many Leave voters are having a reality check.
Many promises of the Leave campaign are being revoked.

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 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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