UK’s Labour to Force Commons Vote on Banning MPs’ Paid Consultancy Work

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer speaks during a emergency debate relating to standards in the House of Commons in London on Oct. 8, 2021 House of Commons/PA

Labour is to stage a Commons vote on banning MPs from taking paid consultancies or directorships, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said.

Starmer said the party will be proposing a motion for Wednesday’s opposition day debate.