Submitted on Tuesday 24th March 2020
Rejected on Thursday 2nd April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Repatriate all British citizens currently stranded abroad due to Covid-19
The government has recently arranged for British citizens trapped in Peru to be rescued and returned home. However, there are British citizens stranded across the world, including many medical professionals who want to support the NHS through this crisis. The government should bring them home.
Many British nationals currently stranded abroad are powerless to make their own way home due to local restrictions and the widespread cancellation of flights. Staying in their current location is increasingly challenging with local measures restricting access to accommodation, food, and other basic necessities. With no end to this crisis in sight, only the government is able to bring them home. Even though they are abroad, it is still the government's responsibility to safeguard our citizens.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/307260
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NHS website: www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: www.gov.uk/coronavirus
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