Rejected petition Take all MP's expenses away .

Take all the MP's expenses away .
Food , drink Christmas party's decorations, travel, accommodation.
If you or I wanted a job say 100 miles away from home , we would have to pay our own way including lunch accommodation insurance etc .

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Why should the MP's be able to claim any expense they have chosen to do the job which everyone knows what you have to do and where you have to be . Some days you know will be long days .
It's called prior preparation prevents p poor performance.
The money that it would save to help bring the national debt down . They could put it to good use on the ones who pay their wage .

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

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

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) is responsible for deciding on MPs' expenses and pay. IPSA is independent of both Parliament and Government.

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Date submitted 6 December 2022
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