MPs’ outside interests: PRCA responds to Committee recommendations

The Committee on Standards in Public Life has today published its review on MPs’ outside interests. The Committee has recommended that The Code of Conduct for MPs and Guide to the Rules should be updated to state that outside interests, whether paid or unpaid, should not compromise their principal role as an MP. The Committee has also recommended that MPs should not accept gifts, benefits, or hospitality from lobbyists. Finally, the report has also recommended that MPs should not accept any paid work to provide services as a Parliamentary strategist. Francis…

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