Rejected petition George Osborne should resign as MP over appointment as editor of LES

If George Osborne wants to take up his position as editor of the London Evening Standard he should resign as MP for Tatton
- It is inappropriate for him to be the editor of a London paper while being MP for Tatton, Cheshire
- Constituents would be under represented
- He shouldn't get an MP salary

More details

- The London Evening Standard has appointed George Osborne as their editor.
- This salary is unknown.
- George Osborne is the MP for Tatton
- He has said he will continue as MP for Tatton, which he gets a salary of almost £75,000 for

News article is:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39304944

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Date submitted 17 March 2017
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