Petition · past parliament
Keep Parliament open, and not suspend proceedings to properly debate Article 50
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
The government has the idea of shutting down Parliament - known as prorogation at the most important time since the Second World War. This is fundamentally undemocratic and unconstitutional. Parliament must be able to sit and consider the consequences of Brexit.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 28 Aug 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 3 Sep 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
3 Sep 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.