Petition · past parliament
Stop MPs taking any other jobs as they are elected to serve their constituents.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
Members of Parliament are privileged to be the 650 UK Citizens democratically elected as representatives for their constituents. MPs are paid well as full time Public Servants. MPs taking other jobs may cause conflicts of interest and mean they are not focussed on the job they were elected to do.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 17 Mar 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 Mar 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
26 Mar 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.