Rejected petition Delay Brexit transition to ensure COVID19 vaccine can be effectively distributed

Rejected on 23 November 2020

We are heading towards a potential of a no deal Brexit. In light of recent positive news of vaccines soon becoming available and increasingly obvious hurdles we will face importing goods, Brexit (even if a deal was achieved) will inevitably hinder our aim to make the virus less dangerous.

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020, and arrangements for future trade arrangements when the transitional period ends on 31 December 2020 are a matter of negotiation between the UK and EU.

We could accept a petition calling on the UK Government to seek to extend free movement of goods due to the Covid-19 outbreak, to prevent any impact on the movement of vaccines.

We have published the following related petition, which you might like to sign:

To Seek a 1 year Extension to the Brexit Transition Period & a Second Referendum: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/554492

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