Rejected petition Abolish fuel payments for mps

Scrap mps fuel payments as they have scrapped the much needed pensioners winter fuel allowance.

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Pensioners rely on their winter fuel payments. MPs are paid handsomely. This reeks of double standards

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

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Date submitted 1 December 2024
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