Petition · past parliament
Commit to a full public inquiry into the UK response to the coronavirus outbreak
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
We need a full public inquiry into the UK response to the coronavirus crisis. The UK is currently on course to be the worst-hit European country, suggesting systemic failings in the approach taken to tackle the coronavirus outbreak. A full independent report into the systematic failures of Govt.
Full public inquiry into the UK response to the coronavirus crisis. Number of lives lost may jump further when we account for the inadequate reporting of coronavirus casualties. Several scandals, including the ‘herd immunity’ strategy, dropping contact tracing, woefully inadequate Covid-19 testing have likely cost many lives. Shocking dearth of support for the NHS with key supplies. All political leaders must commit to an inquiry to identify what has gone wrong to ensure this never happens again
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 10 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.