Petition · past parliament
Delay triggering Article 50 until after a General Election.
Rejected
20 signatures
What the petition asks
Following the referendum and the decision to delay exit negotiations, we petition that Article 50 is not invoked until after a General Election giving political parties time to establish their stances with regard to 'brexit' and incorporate them in their respective manifestos.
We believe that Article 50 should only be invoked once the Government has a clear plan for the United Kingdoms place in Europe. At present there are several paths open to the UK, with regard to the single market, immigration and financial contributions.
The current Government has no mandate from the electorate to make these decisions. A general election should be called to allow all political parties to state their visions for Europe and include these in their respective manifestos.
The current Government has no mandate from the electorate to make these decisions. A general election should be called to allow all political parties to state their visions for Europe and include these in their respective manifestos.
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 |
| 6 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
20
Status
Rejected
Rejected
6 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.