Vote of no confidence in Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The Iranian judiciary and media seized on Johnson’s remarks, made at a foreign affairs select committee hearing, to claim that he had revealed the truth about her activities in Iran.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-blunders-nazanin-zaghari-ratcliffe-libya-dead-bodies-worst-gaffes-foreign-secretary-a8041686.html

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/10/boris-johnson-gaffe-foreign-office-attempts-to-repair-damage-with-iran

Why it was rejected

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

We can't accept petitions about appointments, which includes calling for Ministers to be sacked or for a vote of no confidence.

If you're concerned about a particular policy or decision that's the responsibility of Government or the House of Commons, you could start a petition about that.

We used to accept petitions that called for a vote of no confidence. However, the Petitions Committee can’t schedule votes of no confidence. This was often frustrating and disappointing for petitioners. Petitions calling for action on policy are more likely to be an effective way of achieving the change you want.

Timeline

4 Dec 2017	Petition opened for signatures
21 Dec 2017	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 21 Dec 2017

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