Submitted on Saturday 25th June 2016
Rejected on Wednesday 6th July 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
The government must delay invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty
Once Article 50 has been invoked, the government has two years to negotiate terms of withdrawal with the EU. This is clearly not long enough to secure withdrawal on any terms that would be favourable to the UK and would likely require the most undemocratic parliamentary apparatus to achieve it.
Once invoked, Article 50 skews the balance of power in any negotiations in favour of the continuing EU member states. This is because of the two-year rule and the need for all the other Member States to agree unanimously to extend the deadline.
The following websites give useful background information:
http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/article-50-is-only-credible-way-for-brexit-says-leading-eu-law-expert
https://constitution-unit.com/2016/06/20/the-road-to-brexit-16-things-you-need-to-know-about-what-will-happen-if-we-vote-to-leave-the-eu/
http://blogs.ft.com/david-allen-green/2016/06/24/article-50-and-the-start-of-a-political-stalemate/
See also Business Insider's intriguing interview with the University of Westminster's Dr Peter Catterall.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We're not sure exactly what you would like the Government to do. If you would like the Government not to invoke Article 50, you might like to sign this petition:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/133767
Otherwise, you could start a new petition explaining for how long you would like the Government to delay invoking Article 50, or the circumstances in which you would like Article 50 to be invoked.
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