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Petition · past parliament

Stop a second lock down. The cure is worse than the disease.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Return the country to normal, allow citizens to make their own decisions on risk.
Covid 19 is no longer a significant killer, but the legacy of lockdown will kill thousands through lack of diagnosis and treatment of serious disease, as well as economic hardships.

Why it was rejected

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

End lockdown to prevent further economic damage to the UK’s economy.

Timeline

18 Sep 2020 Petition opened for signatures
13 Oct 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 Oct 2020

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