Petition · past parliament

Parliament should trigger Article 50 without delay.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

The people of the UK have chosen to leave the EU, and that should be acted on without delay. Furthermore, the conditions for leaving, as set out by the PM, should be applied. These are what people voted for after months of debate. MPs should not be allowed to ignor the sovereignty of the people.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

31 Jan 2017 Petition opened for signatures
3 Feb 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 3 Feb 2017

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