Boris Johnson to face questions over MPs' second jobs row

Key Facts

• The proposed ban on political consultancy is yet to be finalised, with both sides in agreement that the cross-party Commons Standards Committee should draw up detailed rules.
• Owen Paterson, who has resigned as an MP, denies breaking Commons lobbying rules On Wednesday afternoon, MPs will debate competing visions for how the crisis over second jobs should be resolved.
• Watch Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer call for a ban on second jobs for MPs Arguments over second jobs held by MPs outside of Westminster have intensified in recent weeks in the wake of the Mr Paterson's case.
• 'DEFLECTION' Since then, the work of a number of MPs has come under scrutiny, including Tory MP and former Attorney General, Sir Geoffrey Cox, who earned more than £700,000 doing legal work in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) on top of his MP salary.

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