This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Take urgent action to restore public trust in its ability to protect the people.
The Government must do whatever is necessary to rebuild public trust and confidence that they are willing and able to manage the current and future consequences of the CV19 virus without undue loss of lives or they should step down and allow the British people to choose a Government that can
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Public confidence in the Government’s commitment to protecting the population during the Covid 19 pandemic has been severely shaken by allegations that a very senior figure in Government circles breached the lockdown guidance. The Government's response is inadequate. Millions of people who have dutifully followed Government instructions now feel completely let down as it appears that the rules only apply to the general public and not in the Government's inner circle putting everyone at risk.
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 can only publish petitions that request a clear and specific action from the Government, and it is not clear exactly what you want the Government to do, and we are therefore unable to accept it.
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Lockdown breaches by Government officials must be treated as Gross Misconduct: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/321970
Public Inquiry into consistent enforcement of lockdown rules: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/322360
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.