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Legislate that the National Health Service cannot be part of any trade deal.

Closed 349 signatures

What the petition asks

The NHS is a key part of the United Kingdom and our values, and is treasured by the British public. We want the government to legislate that the NHS cannot be part of any trade deal either as part of Brexit or subsequently. This will strengthen the governments hand for negotiations.
The COVID 19 crisis has shown the importance of the NHS to the health, economy, and morale of the country, and is too important to be traded away. By legislating it to be excluded from any trade deals the government will be in a stronger position to negotiate better deals with trading partners that will have support from the public.

Timeline

28 Jul 2020 Petition opened for signatures
28 Jan 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 349
Status Closed
Opened 28 Jul 2020
Closed 28 Jan 2021

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