Big Hitters

The big hitters of the petition world. These are the open petitions with the most signatures in the past week. That's the sort of thing that social media would call "trending", but we're not that pretentious.

• End child food poverty – no child should be going hungry
  Opened on Wednesday 14th October 2020
  651,173 signatures in the past week, 944,163 in total

• Implement sanctions against the Nigerian Government and officials
  Opened on Tuesday 20th October 2020
  218,231 signatures in the past week, 218,231 in total

• Hold a public inquiry into Government contracts granted during Covid-19
  Opened on Thursday 3rd September 2020
  27,047 signatures in the past week, 40,261 in total

• Ensure access to treatment and screening for all cancer patients during Covid-19
  Opened on Tuesday 6th October 2020
  12,904 signatures in the past week, 26,013 in total

• Ensure Student Nurses are paid whilst on placement
  Opened on Thursday 22nd October 2020
  12,522 signatures in the past week, 12,522 in total

• Limit the Sale and Use of Fireworks to Organisers of Licensed Displays Only
  Opened on Tuesday 21st July 2020
  9,150 signatures in the past week, 50,069 in total

• Approve the return to training plan for contact sports
  Opened on Thursday 22nd October 2020
  7,584 signatures in the past week, 7,584 in total

• Mandatory Autism awareness training for mainstream schools
  Opened on Monday 19th October 2020
  6,732 signatures in the past week, 6,940 in total

• Protect the UK's dwindling hedgehog population before it's too late.
  Opened on Thursday 1st October 2020
  6,173 signatures in the past week, 47,414 in total

• Review the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) application process.
  Opened on Monday 5th October 2020
  6,058 signatures in the past week, 8,191 in total

• Exempt amateur boxing from Covid-19 restrictions
  Opened on Monday 19th October 2020
  5,970 signatures in the past week, 9,055 in total

• Reform IPSA - cap MP payrises in line with other Public sector pay
  Opened on Wednesday 21st October 2020
  5,926 signatures in the past week, 5,926 in total

• Prevent gyms closing due to a spike in Covid 19 cases
  Opened on Wednesday 12th August 2020
  5,635 signatures in the past week, 382,097 in total

• Stop Forestry England granting licenses for Fox & Hare hunts
  Opened on Tuesday 6th October 2020
  5,048 signatures in the past week, 23,584 in total

• Repeal the Coronavirus Act 2020
  Opened on Thursday 28th May 2020
  4,959 signatures in the past week, 96,333 in total

• Create a Minister for Hospitality in the UK Government
  Opened on Tuesday 6th October 2020
  4,882 signatures in the past week, 35,619 in total

• End lockdown to prevent further economic damage to the UK’s economy.
  Opened on Friday 15th May 2020
  4,549 signatures in the past week, 24,659 in total

• Provide specific support for the UK Aviation industry
  Opened on Tuesday 20th October 2020
  4,271 signatures in the past week, 4,271 in total

• Reduce VAT to 5% for the Hair & Beauty Industry inline with Hospitality.
  Opened on Wednesday 21st October 2020
  3,763 signatures in the past week, 3,763 in total

• Fund Spinraza for all SMA patients on the NHS
  Opened on Wednesday 21st October 2020
  3,751 signatures in the past week, 3,751 in total

• Add Crohn’s & Colitis to the Medically Exempt Certificate
  Opened on Friday 28th August 2020
  3,571 signatures in the past week, 13,213 in total

• Award all Nursing Staff in the NHS a pay rise of 10% backdated to 1 April 2020
  Opened on Friday 29th May 2020
  3,489 signatures in the past week, 128,406 in total

• Scrap the Sovereign Grant in favour of proper annual budgeting for the monarchy.
  Opened on Tuesday 20th October 2020
  3,236 signatures in the past week, 3,236 in total

• Protect leaseholders from paying for cladding remedial works
  Opened on Tuesday 4th August 2020
  3,226 signatures in the past week, 10,875 in total

• Require universities to partially refund tuition fees for 20/21 due to Covid-19
  Opened on Wednesday 29th July 2020
  3,068 signatures in the past week, 215,229 in total

• Prioritise full association with EU scientific programmes post-transition
  Opened on Thursday 8th October 2020
  2,864 signatures in the past week, 3,038 in total

• Ban the shooting of badgers immediately
  Opened on Thursday 24th September 2020
  2,732 signatures in the past week, 68,800 in total

• Establish free movement & trade agreements with Canada, Australia & New Zealand
  Opened on Friday 23rd October 2020
  2,580 signatures in the past week, 2,580 in total

• Ban plastic label and clothing fasteners and incentivise reuse of plastic items.
  Opened on Monday 19th October 2020
  2,540 signatures in the past week, 2,558 in total

• Lower university tuition fees for students until online teaching ends
  Opened on Monday 5th October 2020
  2,054 signatures in the past week, 162,540 in total

• Ban Trail Hunting
  Opened on Monday 19th October 2020
  1,935 signatures in the past week, 2,099 in total

• Hold Welsh referendum to return power to the UK government.
  Opened on Tuesday 7th July 2020
  1,887 signatures in the past week, 3,907 in total

• Stop sexism - Require schools to offer all sports to all children
  Opened on Wednesday 23rd September 2020
  1,846 signatures in the past week, 4,165 in total

• Give government workers a fair pay rise
  Opened on Monday 20th July 2020
  1,844 signatures in the past week, 59,878 in total

• Cancel GCSEs and A Levels in 2021
  Opened on Wednesday 19th August 2020
  1,738 signatures in the past week, 155,359 in total

• Financial support for Outdoor Residential Centres during closure
  Opened on Monday 19th October 2020
  1,716 signatures in the past week, 1,726 in total

• Free leaseholders trapped in new build properties by post-Grenfell EWS1 form
  Opened on Wednesday 19th August 2020
  1,708 signatures in the past week, 26,180 in total

• We the British People Request a Public Inquiry into Grooming Gangs
  Opened on Wednesday 5th August 2020
  1,699 signatures in the past week, 16,601 in total

• Allow corporate worship and congregational singing at places of worship
  Opened on Friday 25th September 2020
  1,646 signatures in the past week, 3,187 in total

• To make it a law that all schools need bollards outside for child safety
  Opened on Monday 12th October 2020
  1,585 signatures in the past week, 1,709 in total

• Award 2021 grades based on 50:50 of teacher assessment and exams
  Opened on Monday 19th October 2020
  1,572 signatures in the past week, 1,649 in total

• Urge Azerbaijan and Turkey to end military action in Nagorno-Karabakh
  Opened on Tuesday 20th October 2020
  1,536 signatures in the past week, 1,536 in total

• Remove guidance and funding for temporary traffic measures that cause congestion
  Opened on Thursday 8th October 2020
  1,516 signatures in the past week, 22,614 in total

• Increase Number of Guests Permitted at Weddings, according to Venue Capacity
  Opened on Tuesday 4th August 2020
  1,488 signatures in the past week, 109,138 in total

• Extend the suspension of the Universal Credit Minimum Income Floor
  Opened on Thursday 22nd October 2020
  1,384 signatures in the past week, 1,384 in total

• Legal requirement that online retailers show the country of manufacture.
  Opened on Wednesday 15th July 2020
  1,343 signatures in the past week, 1,409 in total

• Take action to end factory farming and reduce meat and dairy consumption
  Opened on Monday 3rd August 2020
  1,314 signatures in the past week, 22,179 in total

• Create a single database of microchipped cats and dogs & make scanning mandatory
  Opened on Monday 12th October 2020
  1,260 signatures in the past week, 3,843 in total

• Allow spectators back into watch British horse racing at racecourses
  Opened on Tuesday 13th October 2020
  1,236 signatures in the past week, 2,443 in total

• Reverse the change to Small Brewers Relief.
  Opened on Monday 10th August 2020
  1,202 signatures in the past week, 47,900 in total

• Ensure mental health care is available for all children having cancer treatment.
  Opened on Wednesday 21st October 2020
  1,137 signatures in the past week, 1,137 in total

• Cancel HS2 and use the money for the NHS and local economies, post Covid-19.
  Opened on Friday 15th May 2020
  1,136 signatures in the past week, 58,134 in total

• Include animal charities in emergency funding due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  Opened on Tuesday 9th June 2020
  1,125 signatures in the past week, 32,481 in total

• Ban all unpaid work trial periods
  Opened on Monday 14th September 2020
  1,057 signatures in the past week, 6,503 in total

• Fund upgrades to National Bridleway Network : Get Horses Off Roads : Save Lives
  Opened on Friday 4th September 2020
  1,042 signatures in the past week, 4,698 in total

• Loosen restrictions on visits to vulnerable patients in local lockdown areas
  Opened on Tuesday 20th October 2020
  1,019 signatures in the past week, 1,019 in total

• Fund free meals for vulnerable children in early years settings
  Opened on Thursday 17th September 2020
  1,015 signatures in the past week, 3,118 in total

• Do not pass the Covert Human Intelligence Sources Criminal Conduct Bill
  Opened on Tuesday 13th October 2020
  992 signatures in the past week, 8,982 in total

• Prevent any restrictions on those who refuse a Covid-19 vaccination
  Opened on Tuesday 4th August 2020
  990 signatures in the past week, 153,787 in total

• Stop Unregistered Pedigree Cat Breeding. Coco’s Law.
  Opened on Wednesday 21st October 2020
  987 signatures in the past week, 987 in total

• Publish how many people have died solely from Covid-19
  Opened on Thursday 15th October 2020
  930 signatures in the past week, 948 in total

• Amend rules on indoor sports to allow players who turn 18 to finish the season
  Opened on Monday 19th October 2020
  890 signatures in the past week, 1,115 in total

• Give leaseholders more legal protection and consumer rights
  Opened on Tuesday 13th October 2020
  876 signatures in the past week, 945 in total

• Teach Britain's colonial past as part of the UK's compulsory curriculum
  Opened on Wednesday 10th June 2020
  866 signatures in the past week, 267,293 in total

• Allow football fans to attend matches at all levels
  Opened on Tuesday 29th September 2020
  848 signatures in the past week, 198,779 in total

• Tougher sentences for hit and run drivers who cause death
  Opened on Monday 20th July 2020
  845 signatures in the past week, 48,311 in total

• Make it illegal to publish personal details from an inquest without consent
  Opened on Monday 8th June 2020
  840 signatures in the past week, 1,758 in total

• Ban the exploitative import of young puppies for sale in the UK.
  Opened on Saturday 27th June 2020
  834 signatures in the past week, 126,165 in total

• Review travel advice and travel corridor list for African countries
  Opened on Wednesday 7th October 2020
  829 signatures in the past week, 5,331 in total

• Provide funding for surgical correction of Pectus Excavatum
  Opened on Friday 4th September 2020
  829 signatures in the past week, 3,591 in total

• Public Inquiry into Unfair Trading Practices of Holiday Caravan Park Owners
  Opened on Tuesday 13th October 2020
  822 signatures in the past week, 2,707 in total

• Access to specialist mental health support for bereaved parents after baby loss.
  Opened on Tuesday 13th October 2020
  753 signatures in the past week, 1,748 in total

• The UK government should apply via Article 49 to rejoin the EU
  Opened on Thursday 8th October 2020
  752 signatures in the past week, 2,264 in total

• Change DfE school guidance to allow overnight educational visits.
  Opened on Monday 3rd August 2020
  734 signatures in the past week, 16,136 in total

• Fund dedicated dementia wards in all hospitals
  Opened on Monday 17th August 2020
  713 signatures in the past week, 5,975 in total

• Allow temporary homeschooling during the pandemic without losing school place
  Opened on Friday 9th October 2020
  712 signatures in the past week, 1,509 in total

• Compensation for the Wedding Sector due to Government intervention/restrictions
  Opened on Friday 16th October 2020
  678 signatures in the past week, 1,762 in total

• HM Government to outline a plan to Save Future Travel
  Opened on Monday 5th October 2020
  677 signatures in the past week, 19,328 in total

• Review wedding restrictions monthly
  Opened on Thursday 22nd October 2020
  675 signatures in the past week, 675 in total

• Retain British Summer Time [BST] for Winter 20/21
  Opened on Thursday 30th July 2020
  595 signatures in the past week, 756 in total

• Require all retailers to accept cash for products and services
  Opened on Monday 27th July 2020
  591 signatures in the past week, 8,707 in total

• Protect Retail Workers from Abuse, Threats and Violence.
  Opened on Friday 24th July 2020
  590 signatures in the past week, 69,420 in total

• Make it mandatory for Police & CPS to provide counselling to ALL victims of CSA
  Opened on Friday 9th October 2020
  585 signatures in the past week, 3,171 in total

• Two year minimum sentencing for 1st time offenders caught with a knife 16 yrs +
  Opened on Tuesday 20th October 2020
  562 signatures in the past week, 562 in total

• Reinstate the ITT bursaries for arts and humanities PGCE
  Opened on Thursday 22nd October 2020
  557 signatures in the past week, 557 in total

• Ban the online sale of blades likely to be used as offensive weapons
  Opened on Monday 19th October 2020
  548 signatures in the past week, 607 in total

• Make it a specific criminal offence to assault a highway workers
  Opened on Thursday 24th September 2020
  530 signatures in the past week, 5,366 in total

• Provide funding to make bevacizumab and biosimilars available on NHS
  Opened on Thursday 8th October 2020
  528 signatures in the past week, 1,146 in total

• Omit the NHS from any future trade deal with the US
  Opened on Monday 11th May 2020
  511 signatures in the past week, 110,578 in total

• Commit to a public review of HS2 project and suspend all on-going work now
  Opened on Tuesday 9th June 2020
  490 signatures in the past week, 56,508 in total

• Give children and parents automatic rights to equal contact after separation
  Opened on Thursday 22nd October 2020
  462 signatures in the past week, 462 in total

• Make the wearing of Cycle Helmets for children under 16 Law
  Opened on Thursday 22nd October 2020
  459 signatures in the past week, 459 in total

• Require meat sellers to display how all meat was slaughtered and sourced
  Opened on Thursday 10th September 2020
  455 signatures in the past week, 771 in total

• Publish false positive and negative Covid-19 test data for Pillar 2
  Opened on Thursday 1st October 2020
  449 signatures in the past week, 7,059 in total

• Provide funding and improve procedures for survivors with PTSD/CPTSD
  Opened on Thursday 1st October 2020
  443 signatures in the past week, 1,243 in total

• Enshrine the Military Covenant in UK Law
  Opened on Friday 31st July 2020
  440 signatures in the past week, 65,949 in total

• Change outdated laws to prevent forest felling when baby animals are in nests
  Opened on Wednesday 5th August 2020
  438 signatures in the past week, 8,220 in total

• Don't include benefit entitlement for people with pre-settled and settled status
  Opened on Tuesday 20th October 2020
  437 signatures in the past week, 437 in total

• Fund local authorities to increase the Disabled Facilities Grant
  Opened on Tuesday 20th October 2020
  434 signatures in the past week, 434 in total

• Legislate to BAN leasehold houses & set ground rents of new-build flats to ZERO
  Opened on Monday 14th September 2020
  427 signatures in the past week, 13,630 in total