George Osborne can’t be an MP AND a newspaper editor at same time, say constituents

‘Former Tory Chancellor George Osborne should renounce his job as Tatton MP if he intends to become the editor of the London Evening Standard, the majority of his constituents claim.
According to a poll by Survation, up to 66 percent of voters in Tatton, 190 miles (306km) from London, say he should choose whether to hold his seat in the constituency or go ahead with his new appointment as the Standard’s editor.
The poll surveyed more than 500 people. It found up to 62 percent also think the ex-Tory chancellor is “wrong” to take up the role as editor, for which he is tipped to earn £250,000 (US$314,000) a year.’
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