Rejected petition North Antrim must have a by-election with our MP found in breach of standards.

Rejected on 24 July 2018

It has recommended that Ian Paisley MP be hit with a 30-day Commons suspension over findings by the Parliamentary Standards Committee that he has flouted rules.

Our MP has broken strict rules over lobbying around hospitality from the Sri Lankan Government that were not declared.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-Northern-ireland-44869627

https://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/standards-and-financial-interests/parliamentary-commissioner-for-standards/complaints-and-investigations/

Why was this petition rejected?

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

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