The comments come as the Prime Minister faces more scrutiny over his financial interests.
revealed a string of safety concerns at nurseries operated by a firm founded by Labour MP Jas Athwal.
These latest revelations raised fresh questions over the transparency of MPs’ business interests and outside earnings. Although the government has pledged to clamp down on second jobs for MPs, serving politicians can still earn significant sums as landlords or from investments.Mr Parsons said: “Ideally MPs shouldn’t have conflicts of interest – but the bare minimum is that the public can understand what they are.
As well as the safety concerns, a Labour Party spokeswoman confirmed that filings at Companies House and on the House of Commons’ Register of Interests would need to be corrected.
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