about Once said Tory Congressman Hundreds of thousands of pounds in consulting fees are being charged as it tries to keep pressure Boris Johnson About the “dirty” of Westminster.
An analysis published by the Opposition shows that since the beginning of this year, Conservative MPs have received more than £1.7 million in consulting fees, and one-seventh of them have obtained funds from outside interests.
Anneliese Dodds, the chairman of the Labour Party, said this shows that there is “rotten stuff” at the core of the Conservative Party.
Earlier, the Prime Minister warned members of Congress that if they want to continue their second job, they must abide by Westminster’s regulations governing their external interests.
He said that those who fail to do so should be “punished.”
His warning came from the former Attorney General Sir Jeffrey Cox Said that he did not believe that he violated the regulations prohibiting members of Congress from using his parliamentary office for outside business.
The Labour Party has referred Sir Jeffrey to Standards Commissioner Kathryn Stone because the video showed that he was apparently remotely participating in the British Virgin Islands lawsuit from his office in Westminster.
At a press conference at the Cop26 Climate Change Summit in Glasgow, Mr. Johnson once again refused to apologize for the way he handled the issue because of the quarrel that broke out last week over the treatment of former Cabinet Minister Owen Patterson.
Nevertheless, he felt it necessary to assure the international audience listening to the rally in Scotland that “the United Kingdom is by no means a corrupt country.”
An investigation by Ms. Stone found that Mr. Patterson was found to have repeatedly lobbied ministers and officials on behalf of the two companies he worked as a paid consultant, in violation of the long-standing prohibition on paid lobbying by members of Congress.
Conservative MPs were ordered to vote for a review of the system, which would have allowed Mr. Patterson to appeal the proposed six-week suspension, but they were angry that the ministers abandoned the plan when the opposition refused to cooperate.
However, Ms. Dodds said that Labor’s analysis showed that 50 Conservative backbenchers and former ministers were paid by management or consulting companies.
There is no indication that any relevant MP violated any parliamentary rules in doing so.
Former cabinet minister John Redwood It is said that Wokingham’s MPs have the highest income, £194,810.
Followed by Sutton Coldfield MP Andrew Mitchell (£115,833), Wyrewood MP Mark Garnier (£82,500), Wimbledon MP Stephen Hammond (£81,666) and Northeast Bader Ford County Councillor Richard Fuller (£79,899).
The analysis does not include income from other outside work, but calculates that a total of 1,712,357 pounds of consulting fees have been paid to Conservative Party MPs.
Ms. Dodds said: “If Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has one-seventh of the MPs to obtain money from outside interests, then the core of his Conservative Party will rot.
“The Prime Minister needs to show leadership, listen to the Labor Party’s call, ban MPs from holding director and advisory positions, and end the Conservative Party’s slander.”
