Submitted on Wednesday 8th February 2017
Rejected on Monday 13th February 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Relieve John Bercow of his duties as speaker
On 6th Feburary Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow made an inappropriate intervention calling President of the United States Donald Trump a racist and a sexist and prohibiting him from speaking to Parliament in his upcoming visit.
Such a move violates Bercow's convention on neutrality which he must respect as speaker. Likewise, it poses complications for British Foreign Policy. Therefore, this public petition calls for Parliament to issue a call of no confidence in Bercow and for him to be relieved of his duties immediately.
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There is no mechanism for the removal of a Speaker during a Parliament. Other than at a general election, the Speaker can only stop being Speaker through resignation or death.
If you like, you could sign the petition below, which asks the House of Commons to debate a vote of no confidence in the Speaker:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/183279
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