“Keir Starmer has made clear he would not have a resignation honours list. A Labour government will clean up politics, including banning second jobs for MPs and rooting out cronyism.”

It will be a first if it happens that's for sure.

House of Lords champagne bill £90,000 last year.

It's outrageous, but not untypical, that Truss should be able to appoint these people as lawmakers.

I beg to differ.

I could only take a 2nd job working for the bank with their approval and it could not impact my working hours and a host of other things e.g. running a p*** site in my spare time.

In the past I know plenty of people who could only get part time work so had 2 part times jobs that dove tailed. However they were banned from doing this on the grounds that the first employer might need them to work extra hours and they would not be available. Disgusting I grant you but it appears to be legal.

I agree with Starmer, MPs should focus on the job they are paid for not lining their pockets with part time directorships or consultants ti the Trade Unions.

One more point

You obviously haven't noticed that he says whatever you want to hear.

Yes and no.

The "yes" you have covered and I agree with. But...

One issue with much of the current crop of MPs is the career politician. They know a whopping nothing about the world outside their tiny bubble but seek to rule those who reside there. You may not like them, but Heseltine and Howard (to name but 2) had successful careers and then brought their skills and worldliness into their job.

A new offence of defrauding the public purse max 10 years - Starmer.

Sounds like the tories ought to be ordering a fleet of small boats going the other way......

Be a few self employed doing bird then