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Petition · past parliament

Immediately close the UK’s sea and air borders to all except essential freight.

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

Due to the rapid rise in new Coronavirus variants around the world we believe, reluctantly, that the only way to stop new & more deadly variants entering the UK, against which our vaccines may be less effective, is to close our air and sea borders now.

Why it was rejected

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

Close the borders until coronavirus is defeated

Timeline

2 Feb 2021 Petition opened for signatures
9 Feb 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 9 Feb 2021

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