George Osbourne stripped of his role as MP now he is editor of Evening Standard

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

Being an MP is a full time job, as is being an editor of a national newspaper. It is inappropriate and dishonest for an MP to claim his salary taking up a full time working position for the government whilst also being editor of one of the largest news publications.

It is also a conflict of interest. It is one thing politicians allowing the media to communicate their views, it is another for them to directly control large sections of the media.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Complaints about breaches of the House of Commons Code of Conduct are investigated by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, who is independent of Parliament and Government. You can find out more about the Commissioner and her role here:

http://www.parliament.uk/pcs

Timeline

17 Mar 2017	Petition opened for signatures
26 Mar 2017	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17

Status Rejected

Rejected 26 Mar 2017

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