Ensure Matt Hancock resigns from his role as health secretary

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

I would like the government and parliament to stand up and ensure Matt Hancock is no longer health secretary. Evidence has emerged that he broke lockdown rules during the coronavirus pandemic despite urging UK public to stay home to save lives. To not hug friends and family. To socially distance.

I believe he has truly disrespected the public and made a mockery of us as human beings. He as health secretary could not even follow his own rules of social distancing, not hugging friends and family and so forth, as he repeatedly told the UK public we needed to do in order to save lives. People have not been able to console dying family members due to lockdowns and the rules. This is disgusting and an apology is not enough.

Why it was rejected

It was about honours or appointments, which petitions cannot cover.

We can't accept petitions about appointments, which includes calling for MPs or Ministers to be sacked or for them to resign.

Since you started your petition, Matt Hancock has resigned and Sajid Javid has been appointed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.

You can read Matt Hancock's resignation letter and the Prime Minister's response here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/matt-hancocks-resignation-letter-and-the-prime-ministers-response

And you can read the press release announcing the appointment of Sajid Javid as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-rt-hon-sajid-javid-mp-appointed-secretary-of-state-for-health-and-social-care

Timeline

25 Jun 2021	Petition opened for signatures
28 Jun 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 28 Jun 2021

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