U.K. Government to immediately request Brexit extension from the EU

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The pandemic has caused unforeseen and wide-reaching challenges. With travel bans impacting supply chains and Covid cases increasing sharply the U.K. government should acknowledge this national emergency and prioritise the wellbeing of citizens over political negotiations.

There is currently no future trading deal in place with the EU. The PM frequently states No Deal is a likely outcome. It’s widely recognised any change to trading terms represents fresh obstacles and challenges. After 60,000+ Covid deaths U.K. Gov must focus on shielding citizens from Covid, rolling out the vaccine program and maintaining our food supply chains. Government time spent on the politically-motivated Brexit project at this time is unnecessary at best, negligent at worst.

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition calling for a similar action:

To Seek a 1 year Extension to the Brexit Transition Period & a Second Referendum: To Seek a 1 year Extension to the Brexit Transition Period & a Second Referendum

Since you started your petition the Government has reached an agreement with the EU regarding future UK-EU relations: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/agreements-reached-between-the-united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland-and-the-european-union

Timeline

21 Dec 2020	Petition opened for signatures
30 Dec 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 30 Dec 2020

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