UK PM Johnson does not support ban on lawmakers having second jobs -spokesman

FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves an art exhibition on The Mall in London, Britain, November 5, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson does not support an outright ban on members of parliament (MPs) having additional jobs, his spokesman said on Tuesday, amid a row over lawmakers taking on often highly lucrative external roles.

The government apologised on Monday for its botched attempt to protect a ruling party lawmaker by changing rules designed to prevent corruption in parliament, a debacle in which Johnson's integrity has been questioned.