Petition · past parliament
Give John Bercow a peerage, he very much deserves one for his time as speaker.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Despite the convention that former Speakers of the House of Commons are elevated to membership of the House of Lords, Bercow was denied a peerage by the Prime Minister. He has become the first ex-Speaker since the retirement of Arthur Onslow in 1761 to not have been made the offer of, a peerage.
I feel that the denial was political point scoring by the cuirrent Prime Minister and id being used as political leverage to manipulate and in some sense threaten the speaker of the house.
John Becow was never proven to be biased, the allegations are unsubstatiated and he has defended himself, successfully, many times.
John Becow was never proven to be biased, the allegations are unsubstatiated and he has defended himself, successfully, many times.
Why it was rejected
It was about honours or appointments, which petitions cannot cover.
Timeline
| 15 Jun 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 Jun 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
18 Jun 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.