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

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

Boris Johnson listens to the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, during the 2022 autumn statement.
Boris Johnson listens to the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, during the 2022 autumn statement. Photograph: UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/PA

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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