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STOP all lifetime annual payments to all former Prime Ministers.

Submitted on Friday 21st October 2022

Rejected on Tuesday 25th October 2022

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

STOP all lifetime annual payments to all former Prime Ministers.

Petition Details

Ban these payments. Its British taxpayers money and should not be used to cushion life for already rich people. How can a pensioner survive on approx £8,000 a year but pm's need £115,000

Additional Information

Its immoral


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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The Public Duty Costs Allowance is claimable for reimbursement of incurred expenses for necessary office costs and secretarial costs arising from former Prime Minister's special position in public life. You can find out more about this allowance here: www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-duty-cost-allowance/public-duty-costs-allowance-guidance

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action:

Abolish the Public Duties Cost Allowance (PDCA) for former Prime Ministers: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/625940

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