Petition · past parliament

George Osborne should not continue as an MP & be Editor London Evening Standard

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Since resigning as Chancellor George Osborne has taken on a number of highly paid advisory roles in addition to his role as MP. Following his latest appointment as Editor of London Evening Standard he should be made to resign as an MP as he can no longer effectively represent his constituents

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 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 26 Mar 2017

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