Rejected petition Delay Brexit negotiations & government to focus on saving lives & stop COVID 19

Insist our politicians place resources where they are needed now and not take chances with vulnerable peoples lives to comply with a plan to leave the EU made before this devastating illness fell upon us all. Lives matter more than a delay. Brexit will happen, but let’s get our priorities right.

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Given the catastrophe of COVID-19 across Europe we should delay the exit negotiations for at least a year.

All resources here and the EU should be free to work on fighting the spread and the impact of this devastating killer virus.

Our current supply chains for food, medicines and other supplies need to remain in tact and not changed or undermined which could lead to an increase of the rate of illness and death across Europe, including the United Kingdom. Let's be patient, kind and careful.

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You may wish to sign these petitions calling for the same action:

Extend the transition; delay negotiations until after the coronavirus outbreak: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300412

Hold a referendum on the post-2020 UK-EU relationship with option to rejoin EU: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300026

Rejoin the EU under Article 49 TEU: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300297

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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Date submitted 1 April 2020
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