Submitted on Friday 17th March 2017
Rejected on Sunday 26th March 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Consider the conflict of interests of a serving MP editing a major newspaper
George Osbourne is a serving MP, this is considered a full time job and he should be representing his constituent's. Taking the editorship of the London Evening Standard represents huge conflict of interest's both in his role as an MP and an independent press. Should he be removed from parliament?
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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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