Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether the Government has taken legal advice on the possibility of reversing a trigger of Article 50.

There is no precedent for a country triggering Article 50, let alone seeking to reverse such a decision. But as a matter of policy the Government’s view is that once given, our notification will not be withdrawn. A clear majority of the electorate voted to leave the EU and we will respect the will of the British people.