UK PM Johnson proposes banning lawmakers from paid lobbying

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks to meet with Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis outside Downing Street, in London, Britain, November 16, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson proposed on Tuesday that lawmakers be banned from acting as paid political consultants or lobbyists, after a row over second jobs posing conflicts of interest.

Johnson said the code of conduct for members of parliament (MPs) should be updated and those who are prioritising their outside interests over their constituents "should be investigated and appropriately punished".