Rejected petition MPs' Pay

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MPs are considering a 30% pay rise, according to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority. This is while they are proposing a pay cut to new Police officers, cutting pensions, and capping benefit rises at 1%. Why to they deserve more when the majority of us have less?

This petition demands that MPs pay rises is kept in line with the average national pay rises.

(Background information: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20978487

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Date submitted 16 January 2013
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