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All Out Politics

'The return of sleaze to Westminster?'

All Out Politics

Sky News

News Commentary, Politics, News, Government

4.2156 Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Adam Boulton and guests discuss the sleaze allegations circling UK politics.

The controversy has focused on Conservative MPs with second jobs, Sir Geoffrey Cox carrying out paid external work from his House of Commons office and the issue of lobbying following the Owen Paterson row.

Should MPs have second jobs and how should the Conservatives respond to the claims?

Joining Adam this week are the SNP MP Pete Wishart; the deputy political editor of The Spectator and columnist at the 'i' Katy Balls; Conservative commentator Tim Montgomerie and Sky's chief political correspondent Jon Craig.
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0:35.8

Hello and welcome to All That Politics Podcast. I'm Adam Bolton.

0:39.2

Joining me this week are Katie Balls, the Deputy Political Editor of the Spectator,

0:44.2

the MP for the SNP Pete Wishard, shadow leader of the House.

0:49.7

And we're also be joined by Tim Montgomery,

0:52.9

who is a former special advisor to Boris Johnson and a conservative commentator and John Craig, Sky's senior political correspondent.

1:02.9

Thank you all very much indeed for joining us.

1:05.5

This week, no prizes.

1:07.2

We're going to talk about what certainly conservative critics are talking, are calling the return of slees to Westminster.

1:18.6

This is how some prominent MPs saw it on their side.

1:23.6

I think the rules as they currently are in terms of having that flexibility,

1:28.8

whether it's a consultancy type job, whether perhaps it's an MP that is still serving in some

1:34.2

capacity as a doctor or a nurse, or I think it's a right that those rules allow that flexibility.

1:39.8

But I think the most important thing really is, is that that MP, whoever he or she may be,

1:45.5

is completely transparent and open, follows all the rules,

1:49.8

and so that their constituents and the wider public know that they might have another interest.

1:57.5

Being a member of Parliament is a full-time job.

2:00.5

So I don't think you can have a full-time job

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