Petition · past parliament
Cancel summer recess for MPs as Jeremy Hunt suggests for the civil service
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
"All August leave will be cancelled unless I have a signed letter from the relevant permanent secretary saying that all preparations in his or her department are on time and on track." Jeremy Hunt, Tory leadership contender and Foreign Secretary of HM Government
Jeremy Hunt has suggested that if he becomes PM he will cancel all August leave for civil servants, people that have been dealing with the ineptitude of politicians over Brexit for years.
So it is only right that MPs sacrifice their ludicrously indulgent recess in order to make headway with preparing our country for a No-Deal Brexit, instead of passing the buck to the hardworking and highly skilled civil service that has dealt with their bungling incompetence with hitherto endless patience.
So it is only right that MPs sacrifice their ludicrously indulgent recess in order to make headway with preparing our country for a No-Deal Brexit, instead of passing the buck to the hardworking and highly skilled civil service that has dealt with their bungling incompetence with hitherto endless patience.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 2 Jul 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Jul 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
9 Jul 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.