Submitted on Monday 10th September 2018
Rejected on Tuesday 18th September 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Reduce backbench MP salaries to £44,000.
Paying backbench MPs, as we do, £77,379 and expenses alienates them from their constituents making it difficult for them to understand the lives of working people. This level of pay places them in the top 5% of earners in the UK and cannot be justified.
Research published in the December 2013 issue of the ‘Economic Journal’ indicated that paying Members of Parliament too much risked damaging their work ethic. Paying MPs a salary of £44,000 would put them on a par with judges, barristers, solicitors, management consultants and those with similarly demanding careers. MPs would still be able to claim the expenses needed to meet their constituency commitments.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) is responsible for deciding on MPs' expenses and pay. IPSA is independent of both Parliament and Government.
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