A vote of confidence on whether the foreign office is fit for purpose.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The foreign office represents this Nation around the world, but recently comments and actions have brought the ministry into disrepute. There has been a lack of judgement, tact, decorum and grace shown by the leadership of this ministry, exactly the type of qualities the leadership should have.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/oct/17/boris-johnson-refuses-to-apologise-for-libyan-dead-bodies-remark
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/nov/13/boris-johnson-says-sorry-for-mistake-jailed-briton-iran-nazanin-zaghari-ratcliffe
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/sep/30/boris-johnson-caught-on-camera-reciting-kipling-in-myanmar-temple
https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/09/boris-johnson-refuses-apologise-insulting-president-erdogan/

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We're not sure what you mean by "vote of confidence". The expression "vote of no confidence" is used when talking about a vote in the House of Commons which tests whether or not the Government of the day has the confidence of a majority of MPs in the House of Commons. The concept of the House having “confidence” in someone does not apply to Ministers or Government Departments.

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Timeline

13 Nov 2017	Petition opened for signatures
17 Nov 2017	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 17 Nov 2017

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