Rejected petition Make the job of a 'Member of Parliament' a full time job.

The example of George Osborne been allowed to remain as an MP whilst taking several other jobs and in particular as editor of the Evening Standard cannot be right, he is unable to provide the time necessary to carry out is role as an MP, he is but one example of what other MP's are probably doing.

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I think the evidence for this has been demonstrated in the press today (18 March 2017)

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

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Date submitted 18 March 2017
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