Submitted on Friday 26th February 2016
Rejected on Wednesday 2nd March 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Remove John Bercow as the 'speaker' due to his inability to retain order.
John Bercow has shown he has no ability or will to keep order as his role requires as speaker of the house, his lack of action and order have allowed serious debates to descend into ridiculous childish heckling and juvenile behaviour. This has often led to serious questions being avoided completely.
Office and Role of Speaker
The Speaker of the House of Commons chairs debates in the Commons chamber. The holder of this office is an MP who has been elected to be Speaker by other Members of Parliament. During debates they keep order and call MPs to speak.
The Speaker is the chief officer and highest authority of the House of Commons
The Speaker has full authority to make sure MPs follow the rules of the House during debates. This can include:
Asking MPs to be quiet so Members can be heard.
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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.
The House of Commons could debate the resignation of the Speaker for the reasons you give.
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