Petition · past parliament

Convene a cross party committee to strategically manage the pandemic

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Establish a credible, cross party working committee to plan for the management of the current pandemic and future direction of the UK.
A considered and strategic planning to support the country and its people to recover and to believe the future.
We have the worst per capita national debt worldwide.
The worst per capita infection rates world wide.
The second worst per capita death rate world wide.
NHS and front line workers are suffering unprecedented stress levels,
Citizens are unemployed through no fault of their own.
Children are starving.
The future looks bleak as complications with the economy become increasingly difficult.
People need honesty and a degree of belief that there is a unified , considered response to these crisis

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: In response to the ongoing Covid 19 crisis, form a Government of National Unity

It's not clear how a cross-party Committee to plan for the management of the current pandemic and future direction of the UK would differ in practice from a Government of all parties.

Timeline

25 Jan 2021 Petition opened for signatures
1 Feb 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Feb 2021

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