SIR Geoffrey Cox is reportedly raking in a fortune renting out his taxpayer-funded London home – and has made at least £5.5million in his second job. The embattled Tory MP, 61, who has alread…
Sir Alistair also slammed Sir Geoffrey for claiming for rent while he was working in the Caribbean.
It comes after Labour referred Sir Geoffrey to the Standards Commissioner Kathryn Stone after footage emerged of him apparently taking part in legal proceedings in the British Virgin Islands remotely from his office in Westminster. In his statement yesterday, he claimed to "regularly work 70-hour weeks" and insisted his constituency work was "given primary importance and fully carried out".On top of their annual salary to represent their constituents, MPs have been found to be lobbying for other firms, sitting on boards, advising top firms and raking in thousands of pounds every year, sometimes for just a few hours of work., Sir Geoffrey Cox has earned more than £5.
The MP also disclosed that from September 28 this year until further notice, he will be paid £400,000 a year by Withers for up to 41 hours of work per month. "The most important thing is that those who break the rules must be investigated and should be punished," he told a news conference at the COP26 summit in Glasgow.
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