Petition · past parliament
An inquiry into the government’s poor handling of the COVID-19 outbreak
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Boris Johnson and have government have failed the British people on every level In there hour of need. This government has been extremely slow to act over this crisis. Chronic shortages in PPE for frontline staff and a lack of testing for many weeks have led to thousands of unnecessary deaths.
This government needs to be held to account for its chronic failures to its people. Many people have lost friends and loved ones due to the failings of this government.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 7 May 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 May 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
26 May 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.