Take urgent action to restore public trust in its ability to protect the people. · petition

What the petition asks

The Government must do whatever is necessary to rebuild public trust and confidence that they are willing and able to manage the current and future consequences of the CV19 virus without undue loss of lives or they should step down and allow the British people to choose a Government that can

Public confidence in the Government’s commitment to protecting the population during the Covid 19 pandemic has been severely shaken by allegations that a very senior figure in Government circles breached the lockdown guidance. The Government's response is inadequate. Millions of people who have dutifully followed Government instructions now feel completely let down as it appears that the rules only apply to the general public and not in the Government's inner circle putting everyone at risk.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We can only publish petitions that request a clear and specific action from the Government, and it is not clear exactly what you want the Government to do, and we are therefore unable to accept it.

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Lockdown breaches by Government officials must be treated as Gross Misconduct: Lockdown breaches by Government officials must be treated as Gross Misconduct

Public Inquiry into consistent enforcement of lockdown rules: Public Inquiry into consistent enforcement of lockdown rules

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 find 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: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/

Timeline

27 May 2020	Petition opened for signatures
10 Jun 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee