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Members of Parliament should no longer receive expenses

Submitted on Thursday 16th May 2019

Rejected on Monday 17th June 2019

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

Members of Parliament should no longer receive expenses

Petition Details

Members of Parliament claim to be public servants. Such service should demand sacrifice on their part. The opposite is true. Regardless of status, nearly every MP receives over 200,000 pounds per annum when expenses are included.

Additional Information

One MP used her government credit card to pay for her Amazon Prime subscription


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This petition was rejected

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.

You can find out how to contact IPSA here:

http://www.theipsa.org.uk/about-us/contact-us/

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