Petition · past parliament

Give John Bercow a peerage for his outstanding work as Speaker

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

John Bercow is set to become the first speaker in 230 years to have his peerage blocked by brexiteer ministers who make unsubstantiated claims of 'bias' against him.

John has done an outstanding job and should not have his peerage blocked.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

18 Jan 2019 Petition opened for signatures
25 Jan 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 25 Jan 2019

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