Stop foreign aid to be used help UK citizens financially due to the Virus crisis

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

The foreign aid budget should be suspended and and the money (approximately £14 billion) should be used to help people, families and businesses affected by the Coronavirus outbreak.

We call upon the Government to stop sending foreign aid and use the money to support UK citizens affected by the Coronavirus outbreak. Those who have suffered through bereavement, loss of earnings and also businesses who have suffered losses due to the outbreak. Using this money will mean in the future, the country will not have to recoup the money through borrowing or tax increases.

Why it was rejected

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

Use money from the foreign aid budget to Support UK in the Covid 19 crisis

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

www.gov.uk/coronavirus

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

The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

Timeline

10 Apr 2020	Petition opened for signatures
10 Jun 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20

Status Rejected

Rejected 10 Jun 2020

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