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

FOUND: Mps paid 10m for second jobs and freelance work over past year | Mind Blowing Facts

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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