Today news
About the same in other media
Labour to force vote on banning MPs’ paid consultancy work
Reading now: 162
Labour is to force a Commons vote later this week on whether MPs should be barred from holding paid directorships or business consultancies, as Keir Starmer argued there should be a wider ban on almost all second jobs for MPs.
Labour sources say they believe the vote, to happen as part of an opposition day debate on Wednesday, would have legal force. Even if it did not, holding it focuses attention on an issue that primarily affects Conservative MPs, and could be embarrassing for ministers.
Starmer first announced the plan during his regular phone-in appearance on LBC radio, saying he wanted to find a way forward from “a terrible two weeks” prompted by the government’s decision, soon U-turned, to block punishment for Owen Paterson after he
Read more on theguardian.comAbout this in other media
Why Shiba Inu and Metaverse may be a match ‘forced’ in heaven ambcrypto.com /2 years ago
Labour puts in the hard yards to win over business community theguardian.com /2 years ago
Indian parliament's agenda for winter session includes bill on banning 'private cryptocurrencies' cointelegraph.com /2 years ago
Show more
The website finance-news.co is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.
