Important:

This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament

Rejected petition Dismiss John Bercow from his position as Speaker of the House of Commons.

The speaker of the House of Commons is supposed to be politically impartial. Bercow has shown that he has overstepped his authority and he does not represent the people of the UK by vetoing the President of the United States from addressing the UK parliament.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

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:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/183279

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