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Petition · past parliament

Have a referendum on invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

The nation has voiced its opinion on whether the UK should remain a member of the EU or leave the EU. We should now vote on whether to take this opinion forward and make the decision to leave the EU legally binding.
The 23rd June captured the mood of the nation towards politics and various issues facing the UK at that time. Since then the state of UK politics has deteriorated rapidly with turmoil in both major parties and the resignation of the Prime Minister. Hardly the best time to start major trade negotiations which will affect our nation for generations to come. We do not have to start these negotiations. We do not have to leave the EU. We do not have to invoke Article 50.

Why it was rejected

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

Propose a referendum on whether or not HM Government should trigger Article 50.

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 Jul 2016

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