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# 63% think MPs should not be allowed to work outside of their parliamentary roles.
- URL: https://www.europeans.today/2021/11/09/63-percent-think-mps-should-not-be-allowed-to-work-outside-of-their-parliamentary-roles/
- Published: 2021-11-09T03:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-11-09T18:17:56.000Z
- Description: After the Owen Paterson scandal, a recent YouGov survey shows that a majority of people (63%) in the UK think Members of Parliament (MPs) should not be allowed to take on extra paid work outside of their current role.
- Author: TODAY
- Tags: Survey, MPs, UK Politics, United Kingdom, UK Parliament, Westminster

### After the Owen Paterson scandal, a recent YouGov survey shows that a majority of people (63%) in the UK think Members of Parliament (MPs) should not be allowed to take on extra paid work outside of their current role.

  
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*Whilst...*

> UK PM Johnson does not support ban on lawmakers having second jobs -spokesman [https://t.co/352y9oFuqp](https://t.co/352y9oFuqp?ref=europeans.today) [pic.twitter.com/yb8v8YIXF4](https://t.co/yb8v8YIXF4?ref=europeans.today)
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> — Reuters UK (@ReutersUK) [November 9, 2021](https://twitter.com/ReutersUK/status/1458136080063029251?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=europeans.today)

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**Text:** This piece was first published in PMP Magazine on 9 November 2021. 
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