This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Trigger a by-election in Burton now our MP is an Independent
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Shamed MP for Burton & Uttoxeter has become an Independent MP following a disciplinary by the Conservative Party Disciplinary Committee at the end of October 2018.
7500 or more signatures are needed to demand a by-election (10% of the electorate).
We need our local media to highlight this.
Original Story
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/tory-mp-andrew-griffiths-lewd-12919733
Resigns
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/married-tory-minister-andrew-griffiths-12919581
Disciplinary
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/shamed-andrew-griffiths-discover-week-13529234
Now an Independent
https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/andrew-griffiths/3936
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about honours or appointments.
We can't accept petitions about appointments, which includes calling for MPs to be sacked or fired.
The resignation of an MP would be an individual decision for that person, and not a decision for the Government or Parliament as a whole.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.