Rejected petition Remove David Lammy as MP for Tottenham over anti-democratic remarks on Twitter.

On 25/06/2016, David Lammy via his authorised official Twitter account called for the result of the 2016 European Referendum to be ignored against the democratic will of the people. His actions go against the tradition of a democratic mandate and as such, he should be removed from his position.

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The tweet posted at 4:36pm on the 25th of June 2016 can be viewed here: https://twitter.com/DavidLammy/status/746728892279431168

This tweet brings doubt in his capability to carry out his democratically mandated duty in Parliament.

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

The UK Government and Parliament are not responsible for removing MPs from office because of their views or opinions.

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

Date submitted 25 June 2016
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