Rejected petition We the undersigned petition HM Gov. to initiate Article 50 immediately.

We are concerned that a future Conservative or Labour Government may listen to calls for a 2nd referendum and we urge the Prime Minister to uphold the will of the majority of British people by immediately initiating Article 50.

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Article 50 is the clause in EU treaty that can only be triggered by a country wishing to leave the EU. Once triggered it will start the process of an organised withdrawal from the European Union with a deadline of 2 years to ratify the withdrawal.

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

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Date submitted 25 June 2016
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