Petition · past parliament
Mr Rees-Mogg must retract inaccurate comments he made about Dr Nicholl.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Dr Nicholl, an expert contributor to the government's Yellowhammer report on the impact of a no-deal Brexit, raised significant patient safety concerns. Mr Rees-Mogg suggested he was scaremongering and made deplorable comments comparing Dr Nicholl to discredited ex-researcher Andrew Wakefield.
The BMA described these comments as ‘utterly disgraceful’, saying that they could not be subject to a defamation action as they were made in Parliament. They also pointed out that far from ‘fearmongering’, he was raising concerns which were widely and justifiably held among doctors.
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
This a matter for Mr Rees-Mogg, rather than the Government or Parliament as a whole.
Timeline
| 12 Sep 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 Sep 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
18 Sep 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.