Rejected petition Stop MP's from policing their own expenses

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This week we saw another expenses scandal almost go unpunished. In fact, if it wasn't for thousands of people coming together to show their frustration then Maria Miller might have got away with it - something that couldn't happen outside the Westminster bubble.

This is just one example in a string of cases that undermine trust in MPs. A generation of voters might be so put off politics that they never engage in democracy in their lifetime. I think this is a crisis and we need to fix the root of the problem.

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 Parliament not for Government

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

Date submitted 10 April 2014
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