Rejected petition Claim back the £100k plus expenses given to Nick Clegg by the cabinet office

Article in The Sunday Times 24th July stating that Nick Clegg is being handed tax payer's money by the Cabinet office - to fund his expenses, despite him no longer holding any official post in HM Govt - other than him being an ordinary MP.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

You could start a new petition calling for the rules on the public duty cost allowance to be changed. Without a change to those rules, it is not clear on what basis money could be claimed back.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 24 July 2016
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