Petition · past parliament

Bring to account and sack,fire or imprison Iain Duncan Smith as Minister for DWP

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Iain Duncan Smith has lied (numerous times) as minister for the DWP, has wasted public money with the Universal Credit fiasco and is responsible by his policys for the death of many people.
Should bring back hanging for MP,s like him.

Why it was rejected

It was about honours or appointments, which petitions cannot cover.

We can't accept petitions about appointments, which includes calling for Cabinet Ministers to be sacked or fired.

You could instead start a new petition calling for a debate on a motion of no confidence in Mr Duncan Smith, because this is something that the House of Commons could do. You may find that there is already a petition about this which you would like to sign.

Alternatively, you could start a petition specifically asking for action on your concerns about Universal Credit.

Timeline

20 Aug 2015 Petition opened for signatures
25 Aug 2015 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 25 Aug 2015

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.