This petition was submitted during the 2015–2017 Conservative government

Rejected petition Call on George Osborne to give up his part-time jobs and commit to being an MP.

George Osborne sought to be an MP, but now appears to spend a substantial part of his time working for BlackRock, and giving speeches.

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 would be a decision for Mr Osborne, not the UK Government or Parliament.

You can read the House of Commons Code of Conduct, which contains the rules about MPs' financial interests, here:

https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmcode.htm

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