Ban MPs from having paid second jobs

The Government should bring forward legislation that prohibits MPs from undertaking paid work whilst they are serving as an MP. MPs already earn a sizeable salary and have a large workload, therefore they should not require or need additional salaries from other work.

This petition closed on 29 Apr 2021 with 95 signatures


Reticulating Splines

You may be interested in these active petitions

1. Stop the ban on trail hunting - 15,319 signatures
2. Do not ban children from using virtual private networks - 5,101 signatures
3. Ban Government bodies from describing taxpayer-funded services as “free” - 12,714 signatures
4. Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office - 180,728 signatures

Their primary duty is to their constituents and MPs should be discouraged from having 2nd jobs as their focus should be on their duty as an MP.

However if they chose to have a 2nd job they should not receive payment for it as they already earn a large amount and conflicts of interest may arise if they have other paid work.


Petition Signatures over time

Constituency Data

Reticulating Splines