Petition · past parliament

Parliament must approve the PM's plan for Brexit before Article 50 is invoked.

Closed 91 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 all the people of Britain. MPs have a duty to ensure high quality planning.
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.

Timeline

15 Aug 2016 Petition opened for signatures
15 Feb 2017 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 91
Status Closed
Opened 15 Aug 2016
Closed 15 Feb 2017

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