Rejected petition Being a politician should be a full time job with no external interests allowed

It seems to me that our current political system is being used by some 'politicians' who abuse their position for their own or companies gain . I suggest that a serving member of parliament should have no other vocation than serving the people who voted for them with no other external interests

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/263229

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Date submitted 6 September 2019
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