Rejected petition Debate and vote on a motion of no-confidence in the Speaker of House of Commons.

In the light of Speaker, John Bercow’s controversial comments in the House of Commons on 6 February 2017, and in relation to restoring confidence in the office of Speaker the government should debate the political neutrality of the Speaker and put the same to a Common's motion of no-confidence.

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(1) http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/donald-trump-uk-state-visit-speaker-address-parliament-a7565651.html

(2) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/06/john-bercow-will-oppose-plan-let-donald-trump-address-parliament/

(3) https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/feb/07/john-bercow-accused-of-hypocrisy-over-trump-stance

(4) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/07/john-bercow-faces-calls-think-position-bid-silence-donald-trump1/

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Date submitted 7 February 2017
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