Closed petition Parliament must approve the PM's plan for Brexit before Article 50 is invoked.

Closed on 15 February 2017

The Government’s plan for Brexit must be rigorously scrutinised by Parliament, before Article 50 is invoked. MPs should consider whether the Government’s plan is realistic, achievable, adequately manages risk and benefits all the people of Britain. MPs have a duty to ensure high quality planning.

The Chilcot report describes the failures of government planning and inadequate Parliamentary scrutiny that led to the disastrous intervention in Iraq. Should Article 50 be invoked, without a plan scrutinised by parliament, as some propose, we could see a future enquiry coming to similar conclusions about Brexit.