MP quits bookmaker job ahead of crackdown ; Private earnings under spotlight
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A MERSEY MP has quit his pounds 30,000 "second job", ahead of a crackdown aimed at shining a light on the lucrative outside earnings enjoyed at Westminster.
George Howarth, the Knowsley North and Sefton East MP, has ended his role advising the bookmakers William Hill, which he took up as long ago as 2001.See the full content of this document
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MP quits bookmaker job ahead of crackdown ; Private earnings under spotlight
The move comes just days before new rules will force all MPs to reveal exactly how much they are earning from privatesector work, as well as the hours they spend doing it.
Last week, Gordon Brown furthe...See the full content of this document
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