Petition Ban MPs from taking a second paid job. They work for us.

Nearly one in five MPs have regular paid work outside parliament, according to an independent committee report.

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In an analysis of MPs’ second jobs by the committee for standards in public life, 119 members were found to have declared total earnings of approximately £279,000 per month.

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Date closed 6 November 2019
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