Rejected petition Stop foreign aid to be used help UK citizens financially due to the Virus crisis

The foreign aid budget should be suspended and and the money (approximately £14 billion) should be used to help people, families and businesses affected by the Coronavirus outbreak.

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We call upon the Government to stop sending foreign aid and use the money to support UK citizens affected by the Coronavirus outbreak. Those who have suffered through bereavement, loss of earnings and also businesses who have suffered losses due to the outbreak. Using this money will mean in the future, the country will not have to recoup the money through borrowing or tax increases.

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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/304418

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

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 10 April 2020
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