Petition · past parliament

Let there be an indicative vote to revoke article 50 and remain in the E.U.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

An on going petition to revoke article 50 has gathered nearly 6 million signatures. This should be a mandate to put this forward to Parliament for an indicative vote.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can't accept your petition because under the procedure agreed by the House of Commons for indicative votes it is for individual MPs to put forward proposals, not the UK Government or Parliament as a whole.

The House of Commons did vote on a proposal to revoke article 50 if no withdrawal agreement on 27 March 2019. You can read the debate on that and other proposals here:

https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2019-03-27/debates/45525049-637A-47BF-90CA-AF6A2D9F16ED/EUWithdrawalAndFutureRelationship(Motions)

Timeline

26 Mar 2019 Petition opened for signatures
8 Apr 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Apr 2019

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