Rejected petition Matt Hancock should be sacked for blantantly justifying homophobia and misogyny

The Government should sack Matt Hancock from his senior government position or heavily sanction him for justifying Tony Abbott's homophobic and misogynistic comments for the sake of a trade partnership.

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It is outrageous that a senior government figure should be allowed to justify blatant bigotry for the purpose of protecting a 'trade expert'

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It’s about honours or appointments.

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Date submitted 3 September 2020
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