Rejected petition Strip Christoper Chope of his knighthood & Remove him from parliament

Sir Christopher Chope has faced criticism from his own party for objecting to the private member's bill.
If passed, someone who takes a photo under a victim's skirt in England and Wales could face two years in prison

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about honours or appointments.

We can't accept petitions asking for people's honours to be taken away. You can find out more about how honours are taken away here:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/having-honours-taken-away-forfeiture

If you'd like the procedure of objecting to Bills to change, you may wish to sign this petition:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/222338

If you'd like the law on upskirting to change, you may wish to sign this petition:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/216290

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

Date submitted 16 June 2018
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