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  • I mean we've got this slightly odd situation where those in the cabinet are effectively allowed to sack off their MP jobs to run the country.

    Morals aside; a couple of hours p/m in your directorish where your handlers walk you through your talking points doesn't impinge on your workload as an MP. Whereas a cabinet position does.

  • I mean we've got this slightly odd situation where those in the cabinet are effectively allowed to sack off their MP jobs to run the country.

    Oh, got it. I suppose the argument is that having your MP in a position of influence in gov't increases the likelihood of your area getting attention, so everyone benefits?

    They will at the very least still be in Parliament participating in debates etc. I can't imagine Johnson ever attended a constituency surgery whether he was a minister or not.

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