This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition HM Government to trigger article 50 of the Lisbon treaty immediately.
On the 23rd June 2016 the people of the U.K. voted to leave the EU in a national referendum.
The government must implement the will of the people immediately and trigger article 50 of the Lisbon treaty.
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During the referendum campaign the Prime Minister repeatedly gave
a commitment to activate article 50 of the Lisbon treaty straight away if the U.K. voted to leave.
This petition was rejected
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/133618
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