Trigger a by-election in Burton now our MP is an Independent

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Shamed MP for Burton & Uttoxeter has become an Independent MP following a disciplinary by the Conservative Party Disciplinary Committee at the end of October 2018.

7500 or more signatures are needed to demand a by-election (10% of the electorate).

We need our local media to highlight this.

Original Story
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/tory-mp-andrew-griffiths-lewd-12919733

Resigns
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/married-tory-minister-andrew-griffiths-12919581

Disciplinary
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/shamed-andrew-griffiths-discover-week-13529234

Now an Independent
https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/andrew-griffiths/3936

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 to be sacked or fired.

The resignation of an MP would be an individual decision for that person, and not a decision for the Government or Parliament as a whole.

Timeline

17 Nov 2018	Petition opened for signatures
23 Nov 2018	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 23 Nov 2018

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