MPs admit using parliamentary offices for paid meeting amid scrutiny of outside earnings

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Liberal Democrat foreign affairs spokesperson Layla Moran and senior Conservative backbencher Crispin Blunt both took part in a panel event for Bindmans legal firm regarding the treatment of detainees in Saudi Arabia

A code of conduct states that MPs should"ensure that their use of public resources is always in support of their parliamentary duties".

Ms Moran has expressed her"deep regret" that she joined the Bindmans event via video-conference from her Commons office. "With MPs from other parties, I worked on the detention of political prisoners in Saudi Arabia with Bindmans, the legal firm," she said. "I deeply regret that I zoomed in for one meeting from my office in parliament when COVID restrictions were in place.Subscribe to the All Out Politics podcast on

 

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Still those detainees should have their human rights protected. After all they are human beings

Dmoojah Shame

Another one

They follow no rules. How many houses do they actuall do as an mp one wonders ?

We already know all politicians are corrupt, nothing new, how about an article on a politician that isn't, if you can find one

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