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Petition · past parliament

The Prime Minister should face an inquiry into his actions on COVID-19

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Parliament, the public and an independent panel should chair an inquiry into the PM's actions on COVID-19 and whether they were/are sufficient.
If they were not, the panel should decide on the capability for the Prime Minister to remain in public office.
To hold the cabinet and PM to account, ensuring that the safety of citizens in the UK has been appropriate and whether the government could have done more / could be doing more.

Why it was rejected

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

Hold a Public Inquiry into the handling of the Covid-19 crisis

Timeline

2 Apr 2020 Petition opened for signatures
26 May 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 26 May 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.