It follows the DUP writing to the parliamentary standards commissioner about Sinn Féin MPs not including wages received from the party on the Westminster register
Sinn Féin MPs do not need to declare party wages on their register of interests, the parliamentary standards watchdog has said.
However, none of the seven MPs include details of their party wages in their register of financial interests. "He has confirmed that the current advice - that these payments do not require registration - is correct." "If the commissioner is of the view that they are not required to declare their income from the party under the current rules then they are clearly deficient and there is an urgent need for them to be revised.
From the Northern Ireland Protocol to other thorny issues inside Stormont and exclusive interviews - we’ve got you covered.Sinn Féin MP John Finucane was 20th in a list of MPs earning the most from jobs outside of Parliament, according to an analysis by Sky News and Tortoise. His outside earnings since December 2019 reached more than £160,000.
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