Article 6DKMR MPs paid £10m for second jobs and freelance work over past year

MPs paid £10m for second jobs and freelance work over past year

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Rowena Mason Whitehall editor
from World news | The Guardian on (#6DKMR)

Boris Johnson's extra income accounts for almost half of figure, of which vast majority was made by Tory MPs

MPs have been paid 10m from second jobs and freelance work over the past year, largely driven by the size of Boris Johnson's earnings as well as former Tory ministers taking up a slew of highly paid roles, a Guardian analysis has found.

Almost 18 months after the furore around second jobs led to promises of a crackdown, MPs' earnings from work outside parliament have continued to rise.

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