George Osbourne should resign as an MP

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

Being paid as an MP via public taxation, while also being paid a six figure sum by several private companies such as The Evening Standard and The Blackrock Investment Institute is not acceptable, and could also present a conflict of interest.

Andrew Neil also said today on The Daily Politics (BBC2) that a newspaper editor needs to be available from 6AM and can frequently work for more than 12 hours per day.
He cannot reasonably do this job and attend to the needs of his constituents at the same time.

Because he clearly isn't content to only be an MP, and has accepted other paid positions in the private sector, it seems obvious that he doesn't think his constituents need his full attention.

Therefore, he should resign as an MP.

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 19

Status Rejected

Rejected 26 Mar 2017

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