MPs are now unable to advise employers on 'public policy' or general advice about how Parliament operates in outside roles, closing potential loopholes for personal gain.
A new 14-member 'modernisation committee' is approved to suggest broader reforms in the functioning of the Commons, tightening regulations further in the wake of controversies.
Labour initially considered a nearly all-encompassing ban on outside jobs for MPs following the Owen Paterson lobbying scandal, but later decided against it.
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