Remove John Bercow as the 'speaker' due to his inability to retain order.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

John Bercow has shown he has no ability or will to keep order as his role requires as speaker of the house, his lack of action and order have allowed serious debates to descend into ridiculous childish heckling and juvenile behaviour. This has often led to serious questions being avoided completely.

Office and Role of Speaker
The Speaker of the House of Commons chairs debates in the Commons chamber. The holder of this office is an MP who has been elected to be Speaker by other Members of Parliament. During debates they keep order and call MPs to speak.

The Speaker is the chief officer and highest authority of the House of Commons

The Speaker has full authority to make sure MPs follow the rules of the House during debates. This can include:
Asking MPs to be quiet so Members can be heard.

Why it was rejected

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

There is no mechanism for the removal of a Speaker during a Parliament. Other than at a general election, the Speaker can only stop being Speaker through resignation or death.

The House of Commons could debate the resignation of the Speaker for the reasons you give.

Timeline

26 Feb 2016	Petition opened for signatures
2 Mar 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18

Status Rejected

Rejected 2 Mar 2016

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