This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Debate Brexit petitions in the House of Commons Chamber. Party leaders present.
April 1st: a handful of MPs debated 3 Brexit petitions (including the 6 million signature Article 50 one) in a side chamber. Hours later Commons held indicative votes on these topics without time to review the debate. Brexit and 'the will of the people' are too important to be dismissed in this way.
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Related Links
- The 3.5 hour April 1st Debate: https://youtu.be/X1uMe5FmqH8
- Petition: Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/241584
- Petition: Hold a second referendum on EU membership: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/235138
- Petition: Parliament must honour the Referendum result. Leave deal or no deal 29/03/19: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/243319
MP Jenny Chapman put it best when she stated "clearly we have not had a debate."
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