With the election fast approaching I think it is only right and proper that our current Conservative MP, Stephen Hammond, tells voters his views on tax avoidance, second jobs and holding directorships and consultancies whilst an MP.

Does he agree with disgraced Tory MP Malcolm Rifkind who claimed he had lots of free time, was self employed and nobody paid him a salary?

Does Mr Hammond find that his MP's salary of £65,000 is sufficient to keep him in the lifestyle that he desires or does he have to augment it with a second job or a directorship or consultancy or even a little surreptitious tax avoidance?

Mark Kenny

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