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Petition · past parliament

Put the invocation of Article 50 to parliamentary vote.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Over 1,000 barristers petitioned the PM that the EU referendum is only advisory, being based on “misrepresentations of fact and promises that could not be delivered”, and because no threshold was set. There should be a free vote in parliament before Article 50 can be triggered.

We agree.

Why it was rejected

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

Let Parliament decide whether or not we remain a member of the European Union

Timeline

11 Jul 2016 Petition opened for signatures
22 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 22 Jul 2016

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