Petition · past parliament
Don’t trigger Article 50 – just leave
Closed
48 signatures
What the petition asks
Under international law and under Article 50 (1) itself, only notice to leave is necessary.
if Article 50(2) is ‘triggered’ it implies that the UK government accepts that the EU will decide the conditions of UK’s withdrawal. This has serious consequences. An arbitrary two-year negotiation window; a supreme agency problem between negotiating parties. All the while we will be contributing approximately £40bn gross, or £20bn net, to the European project.
Timeline
| 21 Dec 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 May 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
48
Status
Closed
Opened
21 Dec 2016
Closed
2 May 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.