LONDON: A senior British minister on Sunday (Mar 26) defended former cabinet colleagues after they were shown negotiating top-dollar rates to work on the side for a fake South Korean consultancy. The sting operation by the anti-Brexit group Led By Donkeys, which targeted former finance minister Kwasi Kwart
LONDON: A senior British minister on Sunday defended former cabinet colleagues after they were shown negotiating top-dollar rates to work on the side for a fake South Korean consultancy.
But the issue of Conservative MPs taking lucrative second jobs with companies has been provoking fresh controversy as Britons endure the worst cost-of-living crisis in decades.Liz Truss triggered a crash on financial markets that drove up borrowing costs for millions last yearKwarteng and former health secretary Matt Hancock were shown separately negotiating a daily rate of £10,000 to advise a sham consultancy purportedly based in Seoul that was set up by the Led By Donkeys group.
Gove said it was"absolutely vital that we know who is paying" MPs for second jobs,"and that is what the register is there for". Prompted by a recruiter representing the fictitious"Hanseong Consulting", he switched the currency to pounds, which are worth more than dollars, and the rate to daily.
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