Petition · past parliament
Remove John Bercow from westminster.
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
A new and neutral Speaker who will create order and fairness should be installed. A new speaker is needed to provide our government debates in westminster with some sense of order discipline and fairness
No Ex-Tory or Labour MP is appropriate for this role
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.
If you would like there to be rules about which MPs are eligible to stand to be Speaker, to exclude MPs from certain parties, you could start a petition about that.
The House of Commons could debate the resignation of the Speaker.
If you would like there to be rules about which MPs are eligible to stand to be Speaker, to exclude MPs from certain parties, you could start a petition about that.
Timeline
| 9 Mar 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 10 Mar 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
10 Mar 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.