This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Public Inquiry into Government handling of Coronavirus in UK
A Public Inquiry into government handling of the Coronavirus (Covid 19) epidemic in the UK.
We want the government to set up a full legal and public inquiry into the Coronavirus (Covid 19) pandemic / epidemic in the UK.
This is necessary so as a nation we learn from our mistakes.
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The governments handling of the Covid 19 epidemic has been catastrophic that has and is costing many thousands of lives.
It is alleged government policy was for transmission of the virus so the nation acquired "herd immunity" despite its obvious devastating consequences to vulnerable people.
From the start the government has been incompetent, incoherent and confusing.
The government delayed to lockdown, did not close our borders and has failed to protect our medical staff. Costing lives.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302576
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
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
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