Rejected petition Abolish British Summer Time (BST) and keep GMT all year round.

Abolish British Summer Time and retain GMT year-round. The biannual clock changes disrupt natural circadian rhythms, harm wellbeing, and are outdated. Aligning permanently with GMT would support public health, stability, and a more natural relationship with daylight and time.

More details

Abolish British Summer Time and adopt GMT year-round. The twice-yearly clock changes disrupt circadian rhythms, negatively affecting sleep, mental health, productivity, and wellbeing. Introduced for wartime efficiency, BST is no longer fit for modern life. A permanent return to GMT would align time more closely with natural daylight, support public health, reduce disruption, and create a more stable, consistent framework for daily life across the UK.

This petition was rejected

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.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for similar action:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/765776

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

Date submitted 29 March 2026
Get petition data (json format)

About petition data

The data shows the number of people who have signed the petition by country as well as in the constituency of each Member of Parliament. This data is available for all petitions on the site. It is not a list of people who have signed the petition. The only name that is shared on the site is that of the petition creator.