Rejected petition Remove Mark Carney as Governor of the Bank of England.

"The Court may, with the consent of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, remove a person from office as Governor, Deputy Governor or director of the Bank if it is satisfied that he......or that he is unable or UNFIT TO DISCHARGE HIS FUNCTIONS as a member."

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Mr. Carney recently made comments to the press including hinting at a "recession" and a "run on the pound" in the event of a vote to leave the EU. He, more than anyone, should be aware of the inevitable reaction of the currency markets to words uttered by a central banker.

He is therefore "unfit to discharge his functions" and government should pursue his removal from office.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about honours or appointments.

In any case, we cannot accept your petition because the issue you raise is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament. A decision to remove the Governor is one which only the "Court" (or board) of the Bank of England can initiate.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 17 May 2016
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