MEMBERS of David Cameron’s frontbench team are rushing to give up lucrative second jobs before a July 1 deadline, when they will have to declare the millions of pounds they earn from “moonlighting”.
Six senior Tories told The Sunday Times they had either quit or were planning to quit consultancies and directorships. Grant Shapps, the shadow housing minister, David Gauke, the Treasury spokesman, and David Evennett, the junior universities spokesman, are likely to meet the July 1 deadline and thus avoid the need to declare their earnings from second jobs Francis Maude, shadow Cabinet Office minister, David Willetts, the universities spokesman, and Gregory Barker, shadow environment minister, also indicated they would give up their second jobs. But they will not achieve this by July 1 and will have to make at least one set of declarations of their earnings and specify the number of hours they spend on second jobs.
The Sunday Times has found that members of Cameron’s team earned at least £2.7m on top of their annual MPs’ salaries of £64,766 and expenses.
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I am working towards a full disclosure on all Members of the Tory Cabinet and privy council so watch this space!!
The Moonlighters of the Daylight Robbery Crew on deck the Parliamentary Ship, rushed to the call of all hands on deck!....with the other Motley Crew Mob....on this disastrous expedition to the great E.U. thingy.
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