Petition · past parliament
Refuse government bailout for Virgin Atlantic, no lending if you’ve sued govt!
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
The government should not be allowed to give tax payer money to any company or subsidiary that has sued government institutions for tax payer money.
Virgin Atlantic should be left to fail and Branson should fund it with his own money, like normal people do every day when they lose out on business.
Virgin Atlantic should be left to fail and Branson should fund it with his own money, like normal people do every day when they lose out on business.
Branson suing the NHS has caused extra strain and issues on our health system. The NHS is going to struggle even more because of COVID-19, meanwhile Branson is asking for money from the government for his airline. He has money, he has other businesses and he owns an island, he has the capital to fund his own company and should be forced to do so.
Tax payers who live and work in this country do not want to line a billionaire’s pockets whilst we struggle!
Tax payers who live and work in this country do not want to line a billionaire’s pockets whilst we struggle!
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 16 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Apr 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Apr 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.