Submitted on Friday 10th April 2020
Rejected on Wednesday 20th May 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
MPs to justify the £10,000 expenses for home working and pay this back.
To justify why they need £10,000 expenses to work from home. To make sure that these expenses are paid back, with interest the same as others, less fortunate are having to do.
At a time of crisis everyone should be working to the common good, it is up to MPs to lead by example. Taking £10,000 in expenses to work from home, when everyone else is going without or losing money is not leading by example. They are being paid whilst this crisis is ongoing, the self employed and others in the country are not.
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We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for MPs' pay or expenses. 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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