Petition · past parliament
Theresa May to personally refund the costs of the Brexit Supreme Court appeal
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
Theresa May tried to subvert Parliamentary Sovereignty by using the "royal prerogative" to trigger Art.50:
A) The Supreme Court appeal never had 'reasonable prospects of success'
B) The appeal was unnecessary. Parliament was always going to back Art.50
C) The appeal cost taxpayers millions
A) The Supreme Court appeal never had 'reasonable prospects of success'
B) The appeal was unnecessary. Parliament was always going to back Art.50
C) The appeal cost taxpayers millions
How much did we have to pay in wages for Judges, court costs and the governments' legal costs for the appeal? Millions presumably.
Was it reasonable or necessary to incur any of these costs? No. Parliament was always going to back Art. 50, 66% of MP's were from constituencies that voted Leave. Moreover, no credible lawyers consider the appeal likely to succeed.
Conclusion. The government members to personally refund the costs to the taxpayer.
Was it reasonable or necessary to incur any of these costs? No. Parliament was always going to back Art. 50, 66% of MP's were from constituencies that voted Leave. Moreover, no credible lawyers consider the appeal likely to succeed.
Conclusion. The government members to personally refund the costs to the taxpayer.
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
This would be a personal matter for the Prime Minister, not the responsibility of the Government as a whole.
Timeline
| 2 Feb 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 8 Feb 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
8 Feb 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.