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Petition · past parliament

Article 50 should be triggered by the prime minister at the time of the vote

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

It's David Cameron's duty to trigger E.U. article 50 not the next prime minister, that would be passing the buck.He was prime minister when the E.U. Referendum vote was cast so as such it's his Job to trigger it and it should be done immediately.

Why it was rejected

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

Invoke Article 50 of The Lisbon Treaty immediately.

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 Jul 2016

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