Let Mps Have Proper Jobs ; N Almighty Storm Is Brewing Over the Government's Plans to Crack Down On Second Jobs Being Held by Members of Parliament. Veteran Westminster Watchers Say This Is an Insidious Attempt to Transform Mps Into Professional Politicians, a Concept Which has Been Resisted for Centuries.

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N almighty storm is brewing over the Government's plans to crack down on second jobs being held by Members of Parliament. Veteran Westminster watchers say this is an insidious attempt to transform MPs into professional politicians, a concept which has been resisted for centuries.

Under the new proposals, MPs will be compelled to disclose far more about their second jobs - how much they earn from them, how many hours they occupy - than is already the case.

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Let Mps Have Proper Jobs ; N Almighty Storm Is Brewing Over the Government's Plans to Crack Down On Second Jobs Being Held by Members of Parliament. Veteran Westminster Watchers Say This Is an Insidious Attempt to Transform Mps Into Professional Politicians, a Concept Which has Been Resisted for Centuries.

Tories argue that this is a ploy to represent them as part- timers at Westminster, coining vast sums on the side.

One prominent Labour MP, former Cabinet Minister Alan Milburn, who holds a series of jobs outside Westminster,...

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