Submitted on Friday 17th March 2017
Rejected on Sunday 26th March 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
George Osbourne stripped of his role as MP now he is editor of Evening Standard
Being an MP is a full time job, as is being an editor of a national newspaper. It is inappropriate and dishonest for an MP to claim his salary taking up a full time working position for the government whilst also being editor of one of the largest news publications.
It is also a conflict of interest. It is one thing politicians allowing the media to communicate their views, it is another for them to directly control large sections of the media.
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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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