Boris Johnson Backs Ban on MPs Consultancy Side Jobs

Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during his meeting with Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (not pictured) at 10 Downing Street, London on Nov. 16, 2021. Daniel Leal/PA

The UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson proposed on Tuesday to ban MPs from having second jobs as consultants after a two-week row over lobbying rules.

Opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer said the prime minister only made the proposal “kicking and screaming” under pressure from the Labour Party.