Boris Johnson isn’t the only party leader doing renovations it seems. The newly updated parliamentary register of interests has been released this week, two months after the Owen Paterson scandal triggered an exodus of MPs from their second jobs. Not all though appear to have embraced the new hair shirt mentality though, with Sir Keir Starmer declaring receipt of a £1,500 oil painting from artist Tim Benson. Is he measuring up the No. 10 flat already? Let’s hope it fits with the Lulu Lytle wallpaper.
Starmer wasn’t the only MP to catch Steerpike’s eye. Take the tallest MP in the House, Daniel Kawczynski, the honourable member for serial controversy. He’s now declared receiving almost £1,000 in pro bono legal advice at the end of last year – which of his various scrapes was that for? Steve Brine’s 2022 resolution is clearly for less damaging headlines, given he stood down on New Year’s Eve as the £1,600-a-month strategic adviser to healthcare recruitment firm Remedium Partners.
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