This petition was submitted during the 2015–2017 Conservative government

Rejected petition Call a General Election before invoking Article 50 to leave the EU

The current government was not elected with the mandate to negotiate the UK's exit from the EU. We the undersigned, wish for a General Election to choose our country's leadership before they invoke Article 50 to leave the EU.

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

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