Rejected petition Strip Sir Christopher Chope of his Knighthood

Sir Christopher Chope MP has brought the British honours system and the institution of knighthood into disrepute and should be stripped of his knighthood.

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On 15 June 2018, Sir Christopher Chope blocked the passage of a private member's bill that would have made the practice of "upskirting" (taking a photo up a woman's skirt without her permission) a specific criminal offence, thus bringing the British honours system into disrepute.

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 17 June 2018
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