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MPs should be able to work 10-15 hours a week in second jobs, says minister
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MPs should still be allowed to work about 10 to 15 hours a week in second jobs as long as they are not offering political consultancy, a cabinet minister has said.
Anne-Marie Trevelyan, the international trade secretary, suggested the government could support new guidelines to put limits on the hours of outside work, as she gave a round of broadcast interviews on Wednesday morning.
Trevelyan, a Brexit supporter and ally of Boris Johnson, also defended MPs being able to do some work outside of parliament, saying it added to the “richness” of political life.
She told BBC Breakfast: “I think there is a common sense test which is if you probably do 40-50 hours a week doing your main job, doing 10 or 15 hours a week doing something else, whatever
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