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Petition · past parliament

Sack Jacob Rees-Mogg for discrediting Dr. David Nicholl

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

Jacob Rees Mogg has used Parliamentary Privilege to discredit and slander Consultant Neurologist Dr. David Nicholl, likening him to discredited anti-vaxx Dr Andrew Wakefield.
Dr Nicholl was one of the authors of the Yellowhammer document warning of what will happen to some very ill patients if there's a no-deal Brexit..

://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/jacob-rees-mogg-compares-author-19568850

Why it was rejected

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

We can't accept petitions about honours or appointments. This includes calling for MPs and Ministers being sacked.

Timeline

5 Sep 2019 Petition opened for signatures
11 Sep 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 11 Sep 2019

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