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This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament

Rejected petition For the government to respect the law under article 50, no deal is the default

The law is the law, and the will of the people is the will of the people. If we as members of the public break the law we get arrested and potentially sent to prison. Why do politicians think they can bend the law when they don't like it?

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When the referendum result was released and Theresa May replaced David Cameron as Prime Minister, Theresa May said that, "Brexit means Brexit" and she also said, "No deal is better than a bad deal". This was written into law when she initiated article 50 which over 500 politicians voted for out of over 640. It's time they should obey the law they themselves ratified into legalisation into British law. If Theresa May wants to go back on this she should step down and make way for someone who will

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