Petition · past parliament

Denounce the possibility of Nigel Farage being given a peerage.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

MEP and Nigel Farage distinguished himself with incendiary rhetoric during the EU Referendum campaign, contributing to a heightening of racial tensions. This is behaviour unbecoming of a citizen, much less a Peer of the Realm.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/16/nigel-farage-defends-ukip-breaking-point-poster-queue-of-migrants?0p19G=c

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-campaign-cps-to-review-claims-nigel-farage-incited-hatred-eu-referendum-post-referendum-a7236181.html

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

16 Nov 2016 Petition opened for signatures
21 Nov 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 21 Nov 2016

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