Research casts doubt on Boris Johnson’s assertion that voters unhappy with their MP moonlighting could just vote them out
MPs in safe seats are far more likely to have taken up second jobs than their colleagues in marginal constituencies, according to new analysis that has led to renewed calls for reforms to Britain’s voting system.
In findings that undermine Boris Johnson’s suggestion that voters who disapprove of their MP’s outside work can simply unseat them at an election, the research found that more than three in five of the 103 MPs with second jobs had majorities of more than 10,000 votes. Some 87% had majorities of more than 3,000 votes.
