Labour will support an amendment by Tory MSP Graham Simpson to stop politicians from serving at Holyrood and Westminster at the same time.
Stephen Flynn ’s double jobbing plan is at risk after Scottish Labour threw their weight behind a Holyrood ban. Labour and the Greens will vote for a ban that would stop the SNP Westminster leader from serving in both parliaments.
Tory MSP Graham Simpson plans to table an amendment to a Holyrood elections bill that would clamp down on double jobbing. The proposal would require an MP who is elected to Holyrood to stand down from Westminster within eight days. Despite Simpson being a Tory MSP, his party has not made a decision on whether to support the amendment. A spokesperson for the Scottish Tories said: “We will consider any amendments when they come forward.”
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