Has there been any such person sitting as an MP in the present century?
Likewise, trade union sponsorship is nothing more than a donation to the relevant Constituency Labour Party. A tiny little donation, at that. It is not a payment to the MP.
Not that I am a big fan of this war on outside work. But it is clever politics. Very clever, considering that there were two MPs involved this week, and one of them was one of Labour's most senior. Very clever, indeed.
Is there anything wrong in principle with MPs being paid trade union officials?
ReplyDeleteI don't think so. I regret that Ian Lavery gave up as President of the NUM when he became an MP.
DeleteBut then, I don't see the problem with directorships or consultancies, either.
Clever politics by Miliband, though.