Petition · past parliament

Speaker of the house must resign as he is no longer impartial

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Following tje apeakera recent actions and confirmation he is no longer impartical. He should now be asked to stand down.

Why it was rejected

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

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

12 Jan 2019 Petition opened for signatures
15 Jan 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 15 Jan 2019

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