Submitted on Tuesday 28th June 2016
Rejected on Wednesday 13th July 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
MPs to decide on whether to leave the EU
The EU Referendum is not legally binding and can only be implemented by parliament. This petition calls upon the government and oppositions to have a full debate in both Houses on whether to proceed with the result of the EU referendum in which only 37.5% of registered voters supported withdrawal.
A vote of just 37.5% of the electorate must not and can not undermine the sovereignty of parliament. MPs are voted in by us as experts to represent our interests. The expectation that they will simply accept such a monumental change to the constitution without close consideration of the conditions in which the Leave vote was made is illogical. We call for a debate where MPs and Peers can vote freely, taking into account the EU referendum and the national interest.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
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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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/133540
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