MP: WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Sounds Like a ‘Threat to Parliamentary Sovereignty’

Some politicians fear international health regulations ‘will set humanity into a new era that is strangely organised around pandemics.’

A sign of the World Health Organisation (WHO) at their headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on Dec. 7, 2021. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images

During a debate, MPs warned that proposed amendments to the International Health Regulations sounded like a “threat to parliamentary sovereignty” as it would give more power to officials at the WHO.

On Monday, following a petition signed by 116,000 members of the public, MPs debated the UK’s involvement in the World Health Organisation (WHO) pandemic treaty.