Rejected petition: Put all politicians on Universal Credit
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Make this law for every politician. This will bring a substantial revenue back into the UK.
So that the politicians are more sympathetic and understanding to our financial struggles as normal hard working citizens. Why should we work hard to pay their astronomical salaries?
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.
Decisions about MP's pay are a matter for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, not the UK Government or Parliament. You can find out more about IPSA here: https://www.theipsa.org.uk/We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.