Prevent Members of Parliament from receiving secondary income while in office

Rejected 9 signatures

What the petition asks

The role of MPs has changed significantly in recent decades, demanding a full-time focus of those elected members towards their constituents and other parliamentary obligations.

The topic of "secondary income" muddies the waters as to whether a member is genuinely acting in the best interests of the public.

MP's earn £81,932 before expenses - it is not fair to the public for MPs to be seen to "take advantage" of their public office in order to earn a significantly higher income.

Why it was rejected

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

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Prevent all Members of Parliament (MPs) from holding a second job: Prevent all Members of Parliament (MPs) from holding a second job.

Ban MPs from other paid work or holding shares in companies: Ban MPs from other paid work or holding shares in companies

Timeline

3 Nov 2021	Petition opened for signatures
10 Nov 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 9

Status Rejected

Rejected 10 Nov 2021

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