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Petition · past parliament

Trigger Article 50 before the 31st July

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Following the result of the EU membership referendum on 23rd June, the government should make it a priority to invoke Article 50 as soon as possible to prevent a deliberate delay in order to find a way round the result of a democratic vote.

Why it was rejected

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

Invoke Article 50 of The Lisbon Treaty immediately.

Timeline

29 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.