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And here are some more lines on the topic of sleaze/standards from Anne-Marie Trevelyan’s interview round this morning interview round.
I think the question of whether MPs having jobs that involve lobbying, I think, perhaps should be looked at again.
We should never rule out completely second jobs [for MPs] … The question is, are we looking at second jobs or specifically some types of consultancy. Personally, I think we should look at that. I’m very comfortable with looking at that.
The standards system that we have looks into individual situations where they come up, and those have been dealt with, and, indeed, the debate this afternoon will continue again. I don’t consider that there’s a need for an inquiry into something. Why? Because I don’t think there is a wider problem here.
