Petition · past parliament

Not invoke Article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon without the consent of Parliament.

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

The referendum on future membership of the EU was advisory. The referendum decision to leave was won very narrowly. Major participants of the leave campaign have since accepted that representations made were inaccurate or not binding upon them. Parliament must guard the public interest.
Daniel Hannan MEP has stated despite the impression given in the campaign that immigration to the UK will not necessarily reduce. Ian Duncan Smith MP and Nigel Farage MEP say £350m per week need not go to the NHS.
In the case of an advisory referendum it is proper both that the representations made be examined and that the now evident effects on the economy and administration of the U.K. should be assessed by Parliament as the Sovereign body representing the will of the people.

Why it was rejected

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

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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 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 3 Jul 2016

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