Rejected petition John Bercow to resign as Speaker of the House of Commons.

John Bercow has made an inappropriate intervention into UK foreign policy by prohibiting The President Donald Trump from speaking to Parliament in his upcoming visit.
This petition calls for the public to issue a call of no confidence in Bercow and for him to be relieved of his duties immediately.

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Such a move violates Bercow's convention on neutrality which he must upload as speaker. Likewise, it poses massive complications for British Foreign Policy.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

The resignation of the Speaker is a personal decision for the Speaker, and is therefore not the responsibility of the Government or Parliament.

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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