Rejected petition: Mp's to live on minimum wage
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I want all serving MP's to work and live in the conditions people have to while working for minimum wage.
MP's need to know how hard it is to live and work for minimum wage. All MP's should have to under go work placement in a minimum wage work environment for one month a year for every year they are in parliament. No savings used, all bills paid out of that month's wage and no 'gifts' from friends or family just so they understand in the real world just how hard it is to manage.
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
MPs' salaries are not a matter for Government or for Parliament but for IPSA which is independent.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.