Petition · past parliament
No invoking Article 50 unless Parliament approves the PM's plan for Brexit.
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government’s plan for Brexit must be rigorously scrutinised by Parliament, before Article 50 is invoked. MPs should consider whether the Government’s plan is realistic, achievable, adequately manages risk and benefits the people of Britain. Don't repeat the failure of scrutiny which led to Iraq.
The Chilcot report describes the failures of government planning and inadequate Parliamentary scrutiny that led to the disastrous intervention in Iraq. Should Article 50 be invoked, without a plan scrutinised by parliament, as some propose, we could see a future enquiry coming to similar conclusions about Brexit.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 11 Jul 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
20 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.