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This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament

Rejected petition Legislate to prevent politicians in a EU pension plan voting on Brexit matters.

If a politician is going to benefit financially from a EU pension, then there can arise a conflict of interest. EU Commissioners and officials, in our House of Lords receive an EU pension with a restriction they should not criticise the EU.This should be declared as a potential conflict of interest

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Below is a link to an article in the Express from their Brussels correspondent. It is in the public domain and raises interesting points, with reference to EU pensions.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/997647/Lord-Mandelson-brexit-EU-loyalty-pension-retirement-fund

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/218621

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