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Conservative MPs say they will use this loophole in Boris Johnson's 'lobbying crackdown' to keep their second jobs
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Conservative MPs say they will use this loophole in Boris Johnson's 'lobbying crackdown' to keep their second jobs

Conservative MPs acting as paid consultants for private companies have spotted a glaring loophole in the Prime Minster's proposals.

Adam Bienkov
Nov 17, 2021
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Boris Johnson gave into weeks of pressure on Tuesday to act on the lobbying scandal engulfing his party.

He announced a plan which appears to impose new restrictions on MPs acting as 'paid political consultants’ for private companies.

However, while Johnson’s latest U-turn has angered many Conservative MPs, others say they are “relaxed” about the plan and believe they have spotted a likely intentional loophole in the proposals that will, in practice, allow them to carry on just as before.

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