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

We, the undersigned, do hereby protest that, John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons, overstepped the mark when he said that the president of the United States of America should not address parliament. Therefore, he is incompetent, and must be removed from his position, with immediate effect.

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We, the undersigned, do hereby protest that, John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons, overstepped the mark when he said that the president of the United States of America should not address parliament. Therefore, he is incompetent, and must be removed from his position, with immediate effect.

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

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