Petition · past parliament

Allow John Bercow to remain as speaker of the House of Commons

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

James Philip Duddridge the Member of Parliament for Rochford and Southend East has tabled a motion of no confidence in John Bercow the Speaker of the House of Commons following his speech regarding Donald Trump not being allowed to speak to either House. We must keep Mr Bercow as speaker.
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/john-bercow-is-dead-in-the-water-james-duddridge-claims_uk_589db0fee4b03df370d5698c

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/feb/09/mp-tables-motion-of-no-confidence-in-john-bercow-over-trump-comments

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 23 Feb 2017

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