Rejected petition MP Justin Tomlinson to be sacked for showing Wonga parliamentary documents.

MP Justin Tomlinson breached parliamentary rules by leaking a committee report to Wonga.

According to the BBC:
"He gave a confidential draft report on regulating consumer credit to a Wonga employee, who replied with comments and suggested amendments to the report."

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"The PAC investigated the matter and, in a report, said Mr Tomlinson's actions "represented a substantial interference with the work of the committee"."

BBC report here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-34591534

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about honours or appointments.

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As you know, the Public Accounts Committee has published a report on this matter, which you can read here:

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmselect/cmpubacc/539/539.pdf

You will see from this report that this matter has now been placed before the Committee of Privileges. You can find out more about the Committee of Privileges on its website:

http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/privileges/

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Date submitted 23 October 2015
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