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Petition · past parliament

Abolish House of Lords if they block the EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

The House of Commons democratically elected MP's voted on the EU Bill 494 to 122, with a Large majority of 372, to invoke Article 50 in compliance, with a majority vote in the EU Referendum 23/06/2016 to leave the EU. The unelected Peers should not block/frustrate the will of the people.

Why it was rejected

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

This petition is similar to yours:
Abolish the House of Lords if it delays Brexit.

Timeline

9 Feb 2017 Petition opened for signatures
12 Feb 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 12 Feb 2017

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