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| Stephen Hammond MP gets second job that pays £800 an hour | Stephen Hammond MP gets second job that pays £800 an hour |
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| A former Transport Minister has earned £20,000 for just 25 hours of work advising a company that makes communications systems for shipping and aviation firms, according to a report. | A former Transport Minister has earned £20,000 for just 25 hours of work advising a company that makes communications systems for shipping and aviation firms, according to a report. |
| Stephen Hammond’s £800-an-hour role with Inmarsat began in December and his contract runs until the end of the month, the Daily Mirror newspaper reported. | Stephen Hammond’s £800-an-hour role with Inmarsat began in December and his contract runs until the end of the month, the Daily Mirror newspaper reported. |
| The Conservative MP for Wimbledon in London was a Transport Minister from 2012 until July last year, when he lost the post in a reshuffle. | The Conservative MP for Wimbledon in London was a Transport Minister from 2012 until July last year, when he lost the post in a reshuffle. |
| “This was cleared by the ministerial business committee for outside appointments. I did everything by the book. This was a very specific three-month project. It in no way impinges on what I did while I was a minister,” he told the paper. | |
| During his time as a minister, Mr Hammond visited Inmarsat’s headquarters in London and said he was “hugely impressed” by the company. | During his time as a minister, Mr Hammond visited Inmarsat’s headquarters in London and said he was “hugely impressed” by the company. |
| There is no suggestion that Mr Hammond broke any rules by taking the job. | There is no suggestion that Mr Hammond broke any rules by taking the job. |
| However Labour MP Karl Turner said: “A system where former ministers can feather their nests with eye-watering fees from the same industries they used to work in just cannot be right. | However Labour MP Karl Turner said: “A system where former ministers can feather their nests with eye-watering fees from the same industries they used to work in just cannot be right. |
| “Backbench MPs should concentrate on representing their local areas, not raking in cash from elsewhere. This is a perfect example of why the rules around MPs’ second jobs need to change.” | “Backbench MPs should concentrate on representing their local areas, not raking in cash from elsewhere. This is a perfect example of why the rules around MPs’ second jobs need to change.” |