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Petition · past parliament

The will of the people voting for the UK to leave the EU must be upheld.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

17410742 (51.9%) of the British people voted in the EU referendum to leave. The will of the majority of the people who voted in the EU referendum is not being upheld. Article 50 must be triggered now with no more discussion or votes
It is clear that the house of Commons and the house of lords will do anything to thwart the vote of the majority.

Why it was rejected

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

To listen to the people and to trigger the article 50 so we can Brexit.

Timeline

7 Mar 2017 Petition opened for signatures
14 Mar 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 Mar 2017

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