Important:

This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament

Rejected petition Prevent Article 50 being invoked prior to a General Parliamentary Election.

Before the UK formally initiates exit from the EU, the electorate decides which Government is given the mandate to represent British interests in brokering a new relationship with the EU.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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

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