Submitted on Friday 17th March 2017
Rejected on Monday 27th March 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Ban acting MPs from being involved in the leadership of major newspapers
On March 17th 2017 it was announced that George Osborne MP would become the new editor of the Evening Standard.
This calls in to question both his commitment to constituents, the process of parliament, and indeed his impartiality.
It also questions the impartiality of the Evening Standard
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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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