Petition · past parliament
Formerly apologize to Dennis Skinner for being unfairly ejected.
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
On 11/04/16 Dennis Skinner was ejected simply for calling David Cameron "Dodgy Dave". David Cameron can accuse others of being "Terrorist Sympathizers" and yet not a problem?
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmstords/614/body.htm
He was ejected under Standing order 43 - "The Speaker, or the chair, shall order any Member or Members whose conduct is grossly disorderly to withdraw immediately from the House during the remainder of that day’s sitting; " . He was not grossly disorderly, and I'm pretty sure he was just asking the same questions that most of the British Public want to know aswell.
He was ejected under Standing order 43 - "The Speaker, or the chair, shall order any Member or Members whose conduct is grossly disorderly to withdraw immediately from the House during the remainder of that day’s sitting; " . He was not grossly disorderly, and I'm pretty sure he was just asking the same questions that most of the British Public want to know aswell.
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
Any decision to apologise would be a personal decision by the Speaker, and not the responsibility of the Government or of the House of Commons as a whole.
If you would like Standing Order No. 43 to be changed, you could start a petition calling for that.
If you would like Standing Order No. 43 to be changed, you could start a petition calling for that.
Timeline
| 11 Apr 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 Apr 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
15 Apr 2016
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