Suspend Brexit negotiations and divert resources to tackling COVID-19 pandemic

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Given the potential scale of disruption caused by tackling the COVID-19 pandemic, it will be damaging to the UK economy and people's lives to continue with Brexit negotiations.

If this requires an extension, this should be sought as soon as possible.

The scale of the changes being talked about as part of the Brexit negotiations are not compatible with the safe handling of the potential disruption that could be caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

To avoid any unnecessary economic impact or unnecessary loss of life, we would like the Government to focus the resources currently dedicated to Brexit negotiations to the handling of the pandemic.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Extend the transition; delay negotiations until after the coronavirus outbreak.

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public

Timeline

9 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
13 Mar 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10

Status Rejected

Rejected 13 Mar 2020

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