This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Award John Bercow - the retiring Speaker with a peerage.
Rejected on
Normally a Speaker is offered a peerage on retiring from his appointment. The Tory Party have declined to follow this tradition. The Electorate - whom the Speaker represents must have a voice in this matter.
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about honours or appointments.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.