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This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament

Rejected petition Trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty

Prime Minister David Cameron held a referendum on the continuing UK membership of the EU. In light of the result by the UK public to leave, he should honour his pledge as Prime Minister and invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty to begin the process before his resignation takes effect.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/133618

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