Rejected petition Natalie Elphicke to stand down after disgusting comment about Marcus Rashford.

Natalie Elphicke, the Tory MP for Dover and Deal, made the comment about Marcus Rashford in a message to MPs after the Euro final.
Elphicke said: "They lost - would it be ungenerous to suggest Rashford should have spent more time perfecting his game and less time playing politics."

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It is unacceptable behaviour by an MP

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about honours or appointments.

We can't accept petitions about honours or appointments, which includes calling for Ministers or MPs to be sacked, resign, or to be subject to a recall vote or a vote of no confidence.

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Date submitted 12 July 2021
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