Rejected petition Ask Parliament to replace Speaker John Bercow

Speaker John Bercow has time and time again shown himself to be unfit for the role of Speaker of the House of Commons.

His recent statement that he is strongly opposed to President Donald Trump speaking in Parliament shows he is inconsistent with his views.

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Speaker John Bercow is retrospective with this statement having had no objections to leaders of controversial regimes such as Kuwait, China, and Qatar speaking to MPs and peers in both houses.

We need an impartial, professional individual for the role of Speaker, one who is not tainted by expense scandals and family members that call his position into disrepute. Mr Bercow clearly lacks the desire and ability to carry out this position in the publics interest and this needs addressed.

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.

Date submitted 7 February 2017
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