This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Racist comments by Alan Sugar to be removed as a lord and be sacked by the BBC.
Alan Sugar has been criticised for posting a tweet about the Senegal World Cup squad that compared the players to people selling sunglasses and handbags on beaches.
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