Petition · past parliament · Cabinet Office
Limit political journalists at UK Gov Covid 19 Press Briefings
Closed
10 signatures
What the petition asks
Limit the number of political journalists asking questions at the daily press briefings for Covid 19. Each news organisation should only be allowed to send a political or economics journalist once a week, and the rest of time must send science or health specialists.
The quality of the questions has been extremely poor, asking repeat questions, questions treating the crisis as a chance to make an impression, or generally unhelpful questions. It wastes everyones time, when what we need are people who understand something about how we can work through the crisis.
Timeline
| 15 Jun 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 Dec 2020 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Closed
Department
Cabinet Office
Opened
15 Jun 2020
Closed
15 Dec 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.