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Petition

Reduce the amount of MPS ,stop paying their rent reduce their salary

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Each mp is paid OVER 80,000 and the pm 100,000 it's disgusting and wrong on top of having 600mps when there is ONLY 48 counties.. on top of that rent is paid and expenses like private jets and fancy meals..

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:

Review the system of expenses and allowances for MPs
Review the system of expenses and allowances for MPs

Create state-owned housing for MPs to use
Create state-owned housing for MPs to use

Timeline

26 Mar 2025 Petition opened for signatures
22 Apr 2025 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 22 Apr 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 27 Jul 2026.