Rejected petition Challenge MP’s to live on current average furlough pay

See the need for furlough to continue and the consequences to the public of this being removed on the ability to pay bills and live

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The replacement for furlough does not work for industries that are hampered by travel restrictions, operating hours for hospitality and such like

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

This is a matter for individual MPs, not the UK Government or Parliament. Further, the setting of MP's pay is the responsibility of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) which is independent of both Government and Parliament. You can find out more about IPSA here: https://www.theipsa.org.uk/.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 30 September 2020
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