Submitted on Thursday 9th April 2020
Rejected on Monday 27th April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Petition to stop MP's receiving a pay rise and the 10k in expenses.
MP's should not be receiving a payrise at this time. It is inappropriate and quite frankly a disgrace that they are receiving even more money and expenses when our key workers are not compensated appropriately for the hard work they are currently doing.
MP's earn more than enough already. The rest of the country has had to endure 10 years of austerity cutbacks and we have been told to tighten our belts. MP's should lead by example. If they can't live on what they currently earn. Maybe they should sell the pony and shop at Aldi like the rest of us.
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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 MPs' pay. 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 more about IPSA here: www.theipsa.org.uk/about-us/
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