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United Kingdom: Tough criticism of Boris Johnson for his double-minded MPs

Percentage greater than 25% of all its Members Conservatives, of the party located in Government of United Kingdom he also has second jobs in private companies. Their activities vary: from gambling companies to the health sector. Their profits have exceeded four million pounds in the last year.

According to the newspapers «The Guardian» και «The Times», more than 90 of its 360 deputies Tories have extra work in addition to what they are called to do at Parliament. On the contrary, only three of them Workers have a second job. The majority of their deputies Conservatives with a second job is older and in percentage 86% men. Those who are paid the most money are all exes Ministers.

With the pressure to verify the relationships of its executives Government of Boris Johnson with some companies having increased, the Steve Barkley, Secretary of the Government, closed the door on the possibility of banning the extra jobs of politicians in the private sector. One of the reasons many want to look at the issue is to see if politicians are lobbying for specific interests. The explanation he gave was that this prevents some of the Members of Parliament from enriching their experiences and coming into contact with the real world. He argued, however, that during the “exercise of their parliamentary duties they should act in the public interest.”

The highest paid of the deputies is the Andrew Mitchell, who received the amount of 182,600 pounds, for 34.5 working days as a financial advisor. THE Jeffrey Cox, ex Attorney General, earns εκατο 1.6 million a year as a lawyer. The ex Minister, John Redwood, took 230 230,000 from an investment company. THE Julian Smith, former head of the parliamentary group, put 14 144,000 in his account as a consultant to various companies, while the Chris Grayling, once upon a time Minister of Transport, was paid .000 100,000 for his work in a shipping company.

Although the Ministers of the British Government forbidden to have a second job, some managed to keep their positions in the private sector but… unpaid. In the last elections, the Workers proposed a ban on second jobs for MPs, which was rejected by the ruling party.

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