Petition · past parliament
The leader of the house must apologise to Dr David Nicholl.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Jacob Rees-Mogg compared a consultant, who helped draw up no-deal medical plans, to the disgraced anti-vaxxer Andrew Wakefield. Rees-Mogg has abused parliamentary privilege, under which MPs cannot be sued for comments made in the Commons.
Comparing Dr Nichols to Wakefield is going too far and is frankly unacceptable. Doctors are amongst the most trusted experts and specialists in our country. This is another attack on experts just because they disagree with the government.
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
The UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the statements of individual MPs and Ministers. However you might like to know that the Leader of the House has subsequently apologiesed to Dr Nicholl
Timeline
| 5 Sep 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 11 Sep 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
11 Sep 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.