Rejected petition Petition for George Osborne to resign as MP.

George Osborne cannot act both as MP and Editor of the Evening Standard. There is a clear conflict of interest. This breaches the principal of journalistic neutrality. He will also have less time for his constituents.

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Date submitted 17 March 2017
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