Nigel Farage to speak at Trump fundraiser after 800 hours of non-MP work since election Reform UK leader accused of neglecting Essex constituents, with eight trips to US since being elected MP in July The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2025
Minister swerves ‘cultural mutilation’ claim as church VAT scheme extended The Government has extended its listed places of worship grant scheme into March 2026. The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2025
Ex-MP ‘showed blatant disregard for rules’ in failing to register defence job Bob Stewart, former Tory MP for Beckenham, should be stripped of his parliamentary pass, the Commons Standards Committee said. Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2024
Moonlighting MPs should have to pay a price Brief letters: Geoffrey Cox | Pumpkin | Nametapes | Results The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2024
Geoffrey Cox missed winter fuel votes while working abroad in second job Lib Dems say ‘public deserve better’ after Tory MP and lawyer spent several days working in Mauritius in September The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2024
No way out by Tim Shipman review: an exhaustive chronicle of a chaotic political divorce In his intro to No Way Out, finally charting the long, strange trip the UK took from the fraught post-referendum days to leaving the EU in January 2020, Tim Shipman risks a comparison political biographers would shy away from. He declares an urge to match the epic and literary style… Evening Standard · Apr 26, 2024
Lindsay Hoyle fights back as Sunak criticises speaker’s ‘concerning’ choice PM says parliamentarians should never be intimidated by ‘extremists’ after furore over Gaza vote The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2024
Hoyle says Gaza debate decision was motivated by threats against MPs Commons speaker fights back against Tory and SNP attempts to oust him after chaotic scenes over ceasefire motion The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2024
MPs’ income from outside politics: a timeline of the furore Almost 18 months after the Owen Paterson scandal led to promises of a crackdown on MPs’ second jobs, their income from outside work has continued to rise The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2023
MPs back illegal migration bill by 289 votes to 230 Illegal migration bill will now go to Lords despite criticism from leading Conservatives The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2023
Asylum seekers arriving in UK on small boats are now one step closer to being deported as bill clears Commons Majority of MPs vote in favour of Illegal Migration Bill The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023
Ministers attack small boat ‘asylum shoppers’ as Tories row over migration bill Suella Braverman doubles down on claim small boats criminals linked to ‘heightened levels of criminality’ The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023
Ex-Tory legal chief savages plan to let UK break international law over migrant flights In a bruising encounter in the Commons, 'Tory Gandalf' Sir Geoffrey Cox demanded to know why ignoring orders from the European Court of Human Rights was needed amid concerns over the power it would give Suella Braverman Daily Mirror · Apr 26, 2023
Fears Natural England may lose powers amid row with Dartmoor farmers Tory MPs call for ministers, not watchdog, to make decisions on sites of special scientific interest The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2023 Where does Dominic Raab go from here? Ex-minister will be like ‘dog with a bone’ on issue he feels wronged over – but also has Surrey seat to worry about
The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2023 Tory MPs and farmers in clash with Natural England over Dartmoor sheep Move to stop overgrazing harming bird habitats would ‘destroy ancient tradition’ and harm business, say MPs
Daily Mirror · Jan 29, 2023 Boris Johnson becomes highest paid MP as he cashes in on his calamitous time as PM Boris Johnson accounted for more than a quarter of the outside earnings declared by MPs as he raked in a whopping £2.3million on top of his £84,000 Commons salary
The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2023 Boris Johnson tops list as MPs declare £8m in outside earnings The former prime minister has earned £2.3 million since leaving office, making him the highest-earning MP in the past year.
Manchester Evening News · Jan 11, 2023 How much every Greater Manchester MP has declared in donations and outside jobs since 2019 - as total for region's Westminster politicians tops £1.6m MPs have to declare donations, gifts and any extra earnings to Parliament
The National (Scotland) · Jan 9, 2023 Labour MPs in spotlight over donations from secretive firm SENIOR Labour MPs have received more than quarter of a million pounds in donations from a secretive firm amid a renewed focus on Westminster funding.
The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023 Westminster accounts: Which MPs earned the most from donations and second jobs? Theresa May rakes in £2.8m since 2019, figures show, with MPs earning £17m in total from second jobs
The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023 Focus on Westminster cash is a ‘wake-up call’ for politicians, say campaigners Transparency campaigners have welcomed a new database of political donations, saying it will ’empower’ the public.
Evening Standard · Jan 8, 2023 Revealed: MPs earn £17.1m on top of their salaries since last election Data shows Tory politicians made an extra £15.2m, while Labour MPs earned £1.2m in additional income
The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2022 Moonlighting MPs earn more than ever from second jobs, despite ‘crackdown’ A year after the Owen Paterson scandal led to promises of stricter control, politicians have earned £5m from work on the side
Daily Mirror · Nov 26, 2022 Geoffrey Cox billed taxpayers for temp while raking in £740 an hour as barrister Sir Geoffrey - thought to be Britain's highest paid MP - took on a temp for two months to cover "increased workload" in his office - but kept working more than 45 hours a month on outside jobs