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Postpone Brexit deadline till the global Pandemic crisis has been resolved.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

The U.K. government has said that regardless of outcomes Britain will leave the EU in December. I request that the U.K. departure be delayed firstly so that all energy focuses on dealing with the pandemic and 2ndly for an assessment to be made of the wisdom of departure under a changing world.

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign these petitions calling for the same action:

Extend the transition; delay negotiations until after the coronavirus outbreak: Extend the transition; delay negotiations until after the coronavirus outbreak

Hold a referendum on the post-2020 UK-EU relationship with option to rejoin EU: Hold a referendum on the post-2020 UK-EU relationship with option to rejoin EU

Rejoin the EU under Article 49 TEU: Rejoin the EU under Article 49 TEU

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

You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/

Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/

Timeline

24 Apr 2020 Petition opened for signatures
20 May 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 20 May 2020

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