Revoke Article 50 petition – which has amassed close to 6m signatures – will be debated in Westminster Hall next week

A petition calling for Brexit to be halted by revoking the UK’s Article 50 letter is to be debated by MPs in the Commons’ secondary chamber Westminster Hall on April 1, it has been announced.

The Commons Petitions Committee said the petition – which passed 5.75 million signatures on Tuesday evening – was “the most signed petition ever received on the House of Commons and Government petitions site”.

The online petition, backed by dozens of high profile celebrities, hit five million signatures after thousands took part in the Put it to the People march on Saturday. 

MPs will also on Monday debate petitions calling for a second EU referendum, which has received more than 120,000 signatures, and another – signed by more than 140,000 – demanding that the UK leave with or without a deal on March 29.

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