Rejected petition The House of Commons to vote on a motion for an early General Election soonest

Given the result of the referendum the United Kingdom finds itself in a constitutional conflict with two thirds of our elected representatives supporting remaining part of the European Union. This must be resolved by a General Election prior to the submission of article 50 to ensure legality

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* Public reference to a circa 73% turnout with 52.5% voting for leave equaling approximately 38% of the population opposing Parliaments will.
* References by many members of Parliament have made public statements on their referendum voting intentions.
* Further references have been made publicly by Sir Gus O'Donnell, previously Secretary to the Cabinet regarding the constitutional dilemma

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/136417

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Date submitted 25 June 2016
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