Emily Thornberry should resign as Shadow Defence Secretary and MP

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Labour's new shadow defence secretary Emily Thornberry received donations from a law firm which was condemned over false claims British soldiers were involved in torture and murder in Iraq. Jeremy Corbyn's new frontbench appointment accepted £14,500 from Leigh Day & Co.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/12084846/David-Cameron-Questions-to-answer-over-Emily-Thornberrys-links-to-condemned-law-firm-Leigh-Day.html

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

The resignation of an individual MP is not a decision for the Government or Parliament as a whole.

Timeline

7 Jan 2016	Petition opened for signatures
7 Jan 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 7 Jan 2016

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