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Petition · past parliament

Make it illegal for politicians to have other employment & or business interests

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Politicians with other employment and or have business interests/investments are most likely biased,voting against legislation which might reduce their profits even if it is economically, socially and or morally the right option.

Why it was rejected

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

That MPs should work full time as an MP and not have outside jobs.

Timeline

19 May 2016 Petition opened for signatures
23 May 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 23 May 2016

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