Petition · past parliament

Debate the impartiality of John Bercow's meeting with David Sassoli

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

A condition of being Parliament Speaker is impartiality. A decision is needed on whether John Bercow broke that condition in that meeting.
https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolutionofparliament/parliamentwork/offices-and-ceremonies/overview/the-speaker/procedures-and-impartiality/

Why it was rejected

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Timeline

10 Oct 2019 Petition opened for signatures
14 Oct 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 Oct 2019

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