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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

MPs could face stricter rules on paid media appearances

Nigel Farage and Jacob Rees-Mogg smile as they sit in a TV studio next to a sign reading: 'Farage'
Nigel Farage, right, speaking to the Conservative former MP Jacob Rees-Mogg on Farage’s GB News show last year. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA Media

MPs could face a crackdown on paid media roles such as presenting for GB News after the Commons leader, Lucy Powell, said the new modernisation committee should review the rules.

Powell, a cabinet minister and the select committee’s chair, said it would look into the advantages of paid media engagements compared with the potential conflicts of interest and attention.

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