Petition · past parliament

We demand the cross-party Covid-19 Task Group set up, work with the government.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

This crisis should not be a party political matter. MP's and experts from all sides should work together from now on.
We want the truth and nothing but the truth. It is not a time for scoring points.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

UK Government to set up a Covid-19 Select Committee

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

6 Aug 2020 Petition opened for signatures
13 Aug 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 Aug 2020

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