Petition · past parliament
Establish a Royal Commission to investigate the handling of the COVID-19 crisis.
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
Questions like these need to be answered.
Were we right to ignore WHO advise on the basis as the government stated we have the best advise available, and are acting on the advice we are receiving?
What did we get right?
Did the actions have the desired effect? (Did Banks exploit the situation?)
Were we right to ignore WHO advise on the basis as the government stated we have the best advise available, and are acting on the advice we are receiving?
What did we get right?
Did the actions have the desired effect? (Did Banks exploit the situation?)
We need to understand what happened and why.
At the time of starting this the Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Health Secretary Matt Hancock are self-isolating after testing positive for the virus. England's chief medical officer, Prof Chris Whitty, is also self-isolating, but has not tested positive. There seems no succession plan in place of these people not being able to function.
At the time of starting this the Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Health Secretary Matt Hancock are self-isolating after testing positive for the virus. England's chief medical officer, Prof Chris Whitty, is also self-isolating, but has not tested positive. There seems no succession plan in place of these people not being able to function.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 29 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 May 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
4 May 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.