On MPs' second jobs and standards, the Prime Minister tells reporters that "those who break the rules must be investigated and must be punished".

For hundreds of years MPs have gone to Parliament and also worked as doctors or writers or firefighters, Mr Johnson notes.

"On the whole the world and the UK population has understood that it has strengthened our democracy because people feel Parliamentarians do need to have some experience of the world.

"But if that system is going to continue today, then it is crucial that MPs follow the rules. And the rules say two crucial things - you must put your job as an MP first, and you must devote yourself primarily and above all to your constituents and the people who send you to Westminster, to Parliament.

"And they also say you should not use your position as an MP to lobby or otherwise intervene on behalf of any commercial interest. You can't lobby or make representations while an MP. Those are the rules... those who don't obey them should of course face sanctions."

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