UK Government must resign over inept handling of the Covid-19 outbreak in the UK

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The UK government had 4 years and 3 months notice of the need to stockpile PPE equipment & ventilators in order to ensure the NHS/Healthcare services would be prepared for the next pandemic. It ignored both a 2015 report from its independent advisers and the conclusions of a 2016 pandemic exercise.

The exercise showed the NHS was unprepared for future pandemic. Additionally, UK Government chose to ignore advice from WHO regarding timely testing of NHS & healthcare workers, & UK population, downgraded PPE due to shortages caused by its failure to stockpile/replenish stocks, failed to utilise all existing UK channels of PPE manufacturing and distribution. The 'just in time' channels for NHS delivery failed. Government action was far too late, subsequently costing tens of thousands of lives!

Why it was rejected

It was about honours or appointments, which petitions cannot cover.

We can't accept petitions about appointments, which includes calling for Ministers to be sacked, resign or for a vote of no confidence.

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You might like to sign this petition calling for a public inquiry into the handling of coronavirus:

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

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 2 Jun 2020

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