Rejected petition Introduce a new legislation to maintain prices in UK shops during the pandemic.

Rejected on 24 April 2020

There has been a massive price increase in many UK shops for essential items. This is making it difficult for people to cope and we want this to stop. We want the Government to introduce a new legislation to make it illegal and stop this price hike which is putting a great strain on every day life.

We are currently facing a global pandemic and we need to do everything we can to help one another and overcome such hard times. If UK shops are charging more than double for essentials such as bread and milk, there is no chance that our communities will be able to survive. It is important we all stick together to not only help our economy but also help our citizens.
The Government needs to introduce a new legislation to protect the UK public from being 'ripped off'.

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/303070

You can report concerns about specific businesses to the Competition and Markets Authority: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cma-covid-19-response

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

www.gov.uk/coronavirus

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

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