This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Rid the House of Commons of the current Speaker with immediate effect
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The House of Commons is a publicly elected chamber of Parliament. The Role of the Speaker is to chair debates in the Commons chamber. The principle role is to keep order during debates and to call MP’s to speak. The Speaker must remain politically impartial at all times.
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about honours or appointments.
The resignation of an MP, including the Speaker, 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.