Vote no confidence in Minister Jo Johnson, following appointment of Toby Young

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Hold a vote of no confidence in Minister of State for Universities and Science, Jo Johnson following him overseeing the appointment of wholly inappropriate Toby Young as a board member in the new universities regulator, the Office for Students (OfS).

Toby Young's long history of making misogynistic, homophobic and anti-inclusive comments...
https://ind.pn/2Cu2Yca

There are also questions about his actual qualifications for the role...
http://bit.ly/2qgZT9x

Other more suitable applicants...
http://bit.ly/2CvpDVI

Therefore questions should be asked about Jo Johnson's governmental judgement in overseeing the appointment of such an inappropriate candidate

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

3 Jan 2018	Petition opened for signatures
8 Jan 2018	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 8 Jan 2018

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