Petition · past parliament

Invoke article 50 immediately

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The EU referendum has taken place, over 17 million people voted to leave the EU but the government has failed to trigger article 50.

MP's are voted in to action the wishes of the people who voted for them not to impose what they believe.

Action the article NOW

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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