This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition 30% Cut to Government MPs' pay
The government has an ongoing commitment to be responsible for the fiscal policy and returning the public finances to a sustainable position. It would be grossly hypocritical for any MP NOT to take a pay cut given the financial crisis & recession.
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Remember the MPs expenses scandal?.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_parliamentary_expenses_scandal
Speaking for myself and many other workers I have not received a pay rise in 5 years. The cost of living has went up and my current pay does not reflect this. Meaning if the workers, such as myself, can make do then so can the MP's.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
The Government and Parliament don’t have the power to set MPs’ pay. That power was given by Parliament to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) in 2010, so that after 2012 MPs no longer had control over their own pay. IPSA conducted a public consultation after 2012 and decided what the salaries of MPs should be after the election.
If you would like to contact IPSA about this, here’s how to contact them:
http://parliamentarystandards.org.uk/About%20Us/Pages/Contact-Us.aspx
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.