Rejected petition Ban acting MPs from being involved in the leadership of major newspapers

On March 17th 2017 it was announced that George Osborne MP would become the new editor of the Evening Standard.
This calls in to question both his commitment to constituents, the process of parliament, and indeed his impartiality.
It also questions the impartiality of the Evening Standard

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Date submitted 17 March 2017
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