John Kilclooney should resign for his racist tweets about people of colour

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Government should look to the equality act 2010 and make a decision based on John Kilclooney’s remarks online whether he is fit for his current role within the House of Lords. As a British Indian I find his comments absolutely disgusting and offensive.

He claims that he did not know Kamala Harris’s name in order to refer to her so instead referred to her as ‘The Indian’. This is the first coloured female VP and his ignorance is unforgivable. This is not the first time he has made comments which are offensive to those with Indian heritage. In 2018, Lord Kilclooney made headlines when he called then Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, who has an Indian father, a “typical Indian”. People who make these comments are not who we want in the House of Lords

Why it was rejected

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

We can't publish petitions about honours and appointments. That includes asking for people to lose their job or their title.

Timeline

9 Nov 2020	Petition opened for signatures
13 Nov 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 13 Nov 2020

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