This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition 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.
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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.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
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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