Petition · past parliament
Do NOT sack Boris Johnson MP over burka statement
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
The Tory party has received dozens of complaints about Mr Johnson's comments in the press this week about Muslim women wearing burkas.
Boris rejected calls to apologise for saying people wearing burkas looked like "letter boxes" or "bank robbers".
Boris rejected calls to apologise for saying people wearing burkas looked like "letter boxes" or "bank robbers".
The complaints against Boris Johnson will be looked at by an independent panel which could refer Mr Johnson to the Tory party's board, which has the power to expel him.
BUT!! There are MANY of us who actually AGREE with Boris!! Let's balance this out and show parliament there is a HUGE flip-side to these complaints about him.
Let's tell them Boris Johnson is merely saying what MANY MANY of us are ALREADY thinking!!
Sign this petition in support of Boris Johnson MP.
BUT!! There are MANY of us who actually AGREE with Boris!! Let's balance this out and show parliament there is a HUGE flip-side to these complaints about him.
Let's tell them Boris Johnson is merely saying what MANY MANY of us are ALREADY thinking!!
Sign this petition in support of Boris Johnson MP.
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 MPs/ Cabinet Ministers not to be sacked.
Timeline
| 10 Aug 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 17 Aug 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
17 Aug 2018
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