Petition · past parliament

Replace the Speaker of the House of Commons.

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

The Speaker of the House of Commons must be impartial and follow Parliamentary process. The current Speaker is not impartial, and has not followed Parliamentary process.

Why it was rejected

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

We can't accept petitions that call for someone to be given or lose their job.

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

Timeline

9 Jan 2019 Petition opened for signatures
14 Jan 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 Jan 2019

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