Petition · past parliament

The British Ambassador to Myanmar be removed from post with immediate effect.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

In a Channel 4 feature, the Ambassador can be heard telling the Foreign Secretary that the poem ' The Road to Mandalay' is not appropriate. This is disrespectful to all veterans who served in Burma or surrounding countries in WW2, their families and relations. Myanmar now, was Burma then.
H/T Guido Fawkes

Http/order-order.com/2017/09/30/Boris-reciting-kiplings-Mandalay/

Why it was rejected

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

We can't accept petitions about appointments. This includes petitions calling for people to be removed from their jobs.

Timeline

30 Sep 2017 Petition opened for signatures
4 Oct 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 4 Oct 2017

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