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Rejected petition The UK to support the UN Secretary-General's Appeal for Global Ceasefire

UK-led cease-fire of all war activities in an orderly therefore safe and with a public statement.

https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/statement/2020-03-23/secretary-generals-appeal-for-global-ceasefire

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At this time when war could spread the virus lead to nuclear accident this is important. UK's military spending is one of the highest in the world so the UK is in a good position to set an example in the world. UK's nuclear force would trigger nuclear winter if all missiles were launched inadvertently.

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It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

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We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do as UK troops and not currently engaged in warfare.

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