Petition · past parliament

Initiate Article 50 immediately

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

We the people of the United Kingdom have voted in majority to leave the EU.

We call upon the government to declare Article 50 and immediately begin withdrawing from the EU regardless of David Cameron leaving in 3 months time.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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