Petition · past parliament
Sacking of Andrea Leadsom following sexist comments re male childcare duties
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
Andrea Leadsom stated that it would be "sensible" not to appoint males for childcare duties. I believe that Teresa May should now sack Andrea Leadsom over these stupid, ignorant comments!!!
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/andrea-leadsom-suggests-men-should-not-be-nannies-because-they-may-be-paedophiles-a3296421.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/andrea-leadsom-men-paedophiles-childcare-workers-hired-sensible-a7139351.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/andrea-leadsom-men-paedophiles-childcare-workers-hired-sensible-a7139351.html
Why it was rejected
It was about honours or appointments, which petitions cannot cover.
Timeline
| 16 Jul 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 22 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
22 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.