The Guardian view on parliamentary sleaze: watchdogs under attack | Editorial

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in relation to corruption charges brought by the UK Foreign Office. Sir Geoffrey earns £400,000 for this work on top of his £81,932 MP’s salary., even if this might convince some senior members of parliament to give up their seats in favour of higher pay. This is something that must be looked at. In the short term, very strict limits should be placed on MPs’ outside earnings, and on the time that they are allowed to spend working for people other than constituents.

 

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