Rejected petition Stop MPs taking on significant roles beyond their full-time job

Being an MP should be a full-time job - that's how their recent salary increases have been justified.

No MP should be allowed to have 2nd/3rd jobs that go beyond occasional or part-time work.

They should not occupy (in those jobs) a role that would be a stand-alone full-time job.

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We want to see a diverse range of people representing us in parliament - that's why MPs salaries have increased significantly more than other public sector jobs. But people like George Osborne are exploiting the flexibility of the job:

https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2017/03/george-osborne-archetypal-part-time-mp/

http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/media/2017/03/how-can-george-osborne-edit-newspaper-and-advise-investment-company-same-time

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39304899

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

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Date submitted 18 March 2017
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