Petition · past parliament

Expel Lord Sugar from the House of Lords for his racist behaviour on Twitter.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

On 20th June 2018 Lord Sugar posted pictures on Twitter of the Senegal football team and fashion accessories with the caption: "I recognise some of these guys from the beach in Marbella. Multi tasking resourceful chaps".

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can't accept a petition calling for a member of the House of Lords to be expelled. This site is jointly owned by the UK Government and the House of Commons, neither of which has the power to do this.

Only the House of Lords has power to expel or suspend one of its members for any length of time. Expulsion or suspension may be used only if a member has been found by the House of Lords Commissioner for Standards to be in breach of the Code of Conduct, the finding of breach has been upheld by the Committee for Privileges and Conduct, and that Committee has recommended expulsion or suspension (as the case may be). The final decision on whether to expel or suspend is for the House of Lords as a whole.

Timeline

20 Jun 2018 Petition opened for signatures
25 Jun 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 25 Jun 2018

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