Petition · past parliament

Remove John Bercow from his position as speaker.

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

John Bercow is an incompetent speaker. He fails to keep order, especially during PMQs when he fails to address the issue of heckling from Conservative MPs when Mr Corbyn is trying to speak. We need a speaker who is fair to both sides, and stops MPs behaving like primary school children.

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.

Timeline

16 Mar 2016 Petition opened for signatures
17 Mar 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 17 Mar 2016

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