MPs should have a free vote on whether to act on the recent referendum result.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Only 37% of the electorate voted to leave the EU. That is not sufficiently high to start an irrevocable process that affects us all.

Unlike an election, where a vote can be changed at the next opportunity, triggering the Article 50 process will result in the UK leaving the EU with no opportunity in the foreseeable future for joining again. The government has introduced a bill requiring trade union ballots on strike action to have the support of at least 40% of the electorate: any referendum should have the same requirement.

Why it was rejected

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

We think the following petition is similar to yours:
Let Parliament decide whether or not we remain a member of the European Union

Timeline

29 Jun 2016	Petition opened for signatures
3 Jul 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12

Status Rejected

Rejected 3 Jul 2016

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