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Petition · past parliament

Do not invoke invoke Article 50

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

Given the outcome of the recent referendum, there is not a comprehensive majority voting Brexit. I am calling on the government to NOT invoke Article 50.

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

29 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.