Rejected petition M.P.s to disclose if they ever have benefited from tax avoidance

The electorate have a right to know whether their elected representatives have failed to pay their taxes or have benefitted from someone else's tax avoidance. For example, did they get a bequest or gift from an overseas tax avoidance scheme?

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/126785

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Date submitted 7 April 2016
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