Oppose the Prorogation of Parliament so a 'no-deal Brexit' happens by default.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Proroguing Parliament to evade accountability for leaving EU on October 31st would breach both constitutional tradition and the Bill of Rights Act (1689). It would violate the principles of both Parliamentary Sovereignty and the Rule of Law which are cornerstones of the UK constitution.

Proroguing Parliament is normally a formality to end one session of Parliament and begin the next. Several MPs have proposed this could be used as a technique to evade Parliamentary accountability for a 'no-deal Brexit.' The Bill of Rights Act (1689) provides: 'Dispensing Power: That the pretended Power of Suspending of Laws by Regal Authority without Consent of Parlyament is illegal.' The petition asks that prorogation should be made subject to the consent of Parliament.

Why it was rejected

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

Require Parliament’s agreement to prorogation

Timeline

22 Jul 2019	Petition opened for signatures
31 Jul 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12

Status Rejected

Rejected 31 Jul 2019

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