Submitted on Wednesday 1st April 2020
Rejected on Monday 11th May 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
MPs Lords and MSPs take an immediate 75% pay cut until economy has recovered.
Our leaders may be taking decisions that result in more death and loss than necessary, whilst they themselves are protected. Their thinking needs to be better focussed on the bigger picture of their responsibilities to the UK public
Our civil liberties have been destroyed as a result of poor planning and poor understanding of the problem presented by the Covid - 19 outbreak. The most vulnerable have not been protected properly whilst our economy may be destroyed for a generation.
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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.
You can find out how to contact IPSA here:
http://www.theipsa.org.uk/about-us/contact-us/
Pay for MSPs is the responsibility of the Scottish Parliament and not the UK Government or Parliament.
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