Submitted on Friday 17th March 2017
Rejected on Sunday 26th March 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
George Osbourne should resign as an MP
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.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
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
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