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Petition · past parliament

Brexit means Brexit. Overturn court and trigger article 50 now.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The people have spoken. Brexit means Brexit and 3 judges can't decide for the nation. Parliament needs to get a backbone.

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

4 Nov 2016 Petition opened for signatures
7 Nov 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 7 Nov 2016

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