Keir Starmer also argues there should be wider ban on almost all second jobs for MPs

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.

While it is unclear if the vote, to happen as part of an opposition day debate on Wednesday, would have any legal force, holding it focuses attention on an issue that primarily affects Conservative MPs, and could be embarrassing for ministers.

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