MPs could be barred from consultancy roles in sleaze clampdown

Watchdog considers tightening restrictions on MPs’ second jobs which could affect 30 parliamentarians

MPs could be banned from having consultancy jobs like Owen Paterson’s under plans for a clampdown on sleaze being considered by the Commons standards committee.

The prospect of tightened restrictions on MPs’ second jobs is to be decided within weeks and could affect more than 30 parliamentarians earning between £180,000 and hundreds of pounds a year on top of their £82,000 salary.

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