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Petition · past parliament

To stop MP's having other business interests while working as MPS.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

To stop MP's having other business interests while working as MPS , this is a conflict of interest. Example, a Police Officer can not work in a bar or be a doorman as it is a conflict of interest, so why are MP's allowed to? It's morally wrong!

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

MPs should not earn money or otherwise work outside of their role as MP

Timeline

14 Apr 2016 Petition opened for signatures
15 Apr 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 15 Apr 2016

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