The Brexit opponents have petitioned more than two million signatories against Britain’s exit from the EU. Parliament will have to deal with that – it would have been enough for 100,000 supporters.
Many Britons now seem tired of the turmoil about leaving the EU. More than two million people signed an online petition to the House of Commons demanding that they simply cancel Brexit and stay in the European Union.
At times, the website was apparently not accessible because of the onslaught.
~The „will of the people“~
„The government keeps claiming that leaving the EU is the ‚will of the people‘,“ reads the petition text. This must be put at an end by making clear the strength of public support for remaining.
Parliament must consider the content of each petition with more than 100,000 signatures for debate.
~Exit from Brexit is unlikely~
The UK can theoretically unilaterally withdraw the declaration on leaving the EU. The way was confirmed by the European Court of Justice in a ruling in December. The country would remain as before a member of the EU. A further application would not be excluded. Nevertheless, it is considered extremely unlikely that this will happen.
In the referendum on the EU exit in 2016, 17.4 million Britons voted in favor of Brexit. A total of 33.6 million people cast their votes. Hardly a British politician wants to override the former majority vote, without at least holding a second referendum.
The country is supposed to leave the EU on March 29th. However, London has now requested an extension of the withdrawal period in Brussels, which Heads of State and Government are discussing at the EU summit in Brussels.
