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Two MPs admit using parliamentary offices for paid outside work
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Two MPs have admitted to using their Commons offices for a paid non-parliamentary meeting amid a deepening controversy about MPs taking on additional employment.
Liberal Democrat Layla Moran and Conservative Crispin Blunt attended a panel discussing political prisoners in Saudi Arabia remotely from their offices, despite Commons rules stipulating that MPs must not use the parliamentary facilities for non-parliamentary work.
The event, which took place last November, was organised by law firm Bindmans LLP, and saw Moran receive £3,000 and Blunt receive £6,000, according to the register of MPs’ financial interests.
Moran, who represents Oxford West and Abingdon, apologised for using her Commons office in Portcullis House and said she “deeply
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