Petition · past parliament

Revoke the appointment of Keith Vaz to the Justice Select Committee

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

Keith Vaz has just resigned in shame from the Home Affairs Select Committee and has a police investigation pending for the allegations. It is an insult to the British people that he is immediately given another prestigious position, which also gives him standing over matters of crime
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/05/keith-vazs-charity-links-to-rent-boy-scandal-as-mp-faces-investi/
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/sep/09/police-to-investigate-keith-vaz-allegations
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/keith-vaz-sex-scandal-tory-8810858
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1792482/mp-keith-vaz-faces-sleaze-inquiry-after-rent-boy-scandal/
http://order-order.com/2016/11/01/tory-whips-saved-vaz/#more-248352

Why it was rejected

It was about honours or appointments, which petitions cannot cover.

Timeline

1 Nov 2016 Petition opened for signatures
1 Nov 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Nov 2016

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