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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.