Rejected petition It should be illegal for a Member of Parliament to have any other employment

An MP needs to be exclusively focussed on their role representing their constituency and any other ministerial duties
Any other employment needs to be given up at the point of becoming an MP

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Being a member of Parliament paid for by public is a vocation not simply a job

It simply cannot be possible to be an MP and have any other outside employment interests and perform the expected duties

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/191268

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Date submitted 17 March 2017
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