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Petition · past parliament

Allow John Bercrow to KEEP his job as Speaker of the House of Commons.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Allow John Bercrow to KEEP his job following his remarks regarding Donald Trumps possible visit to the UK and whether he should or should not address parliament.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Let the speaker speak! A motion of the House in support of the Speaker.

Timeline

10 Feb 2017 Petition opened for signatures
23 Feb 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 23 Feb 2017

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