Some British MPs spending equivalent of a day a week doing second jobs

Guardian analysis finds seven MPs have worked at least 300 hours since July in outside employment

A total of seven MPs have spent on average one working day a week on second jobs since the start of the 2024 parliament, with additional gigs as TV presenters, lawyers and consultants.

A Guardian analysis of self-declared working hours found the seven had worked at least 300 hours since July - the equivalent of eight hours a week, in outside employment averaged across the parliament - totalling more than 3,000 hours between them. A further seven MPs had worked at least five hours a week on a second job.