Rejected petition Rid the House of Commons of the current Speaker with immediate effect

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.

This petition was rejected

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.

Date submitted 10 January 2019
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