This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Hold Government accountable for their consistent failings in handling COVID-19
Parliament must hold the Government fully accountable for their consistent failings throughout the Covid-19 crisis.
We are led to believe that there is a transparent, democratic system in the United Kingdom in which Parliament has a duty of care to the people of the electorate at all times.
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The people of the United Kingdom expect more Government transparency and accountability through democracy especially when faced with a crisis like Covid-19.
Why was the Government allowed to call an early break for Easter as Covid-19 escalated? Has this undermined democracy in the United Kingdom? How can the people trust the Government?
Further questions need to be raised reference: the publication of the Sunday Times article, "Coronavirus: 38 days when Britain sleepwalked into disaster."
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
We understand that you want the Government to be held accountable for its handling of the Covid-19 outbreak, but it's not clear what you want to happen to achieve this.
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Hold a Public Inquiry into the handling of the Covid-19 crisis: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302576
Set up a Royal Commission into Government planning and handling of pandemics: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/321251
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 find 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: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.