Rejected petition Match public sector pay rises with the rate at which MPs pay rises are increased

After reading a news story today I felt it wrong that MP's are getting a 1.4% pay rise. This is while public sector employees have been approved a rise of 1%.

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BBC news - Unions criticise 1% pay rise for public sector workers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39416869

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Date submitted 28 March 2017
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