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Original poster

What do out of work MPs do? Do they find another job?!

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AutismHelp1980 · 04/07/2024 23:26

Just that really?! I know Rishi will start making more money on the circuit now so to speak. But what do all the others do? What sort of jobs?

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AutismHelp1980 · 04/07/2024 23:26

A

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AutismHelp1980 · 04/07/2024 23:26

As in those who lose their seats

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Didimum · 04/07/2024 23:27

The sort of jobs they did previously!

ExitPursuedByABare · 04/07/2024 23:28

I think they get a tidy pay off.

But yes, back to what they did before.

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AutismHelp1980 · 04/07/2024 23:29

And all their staff? They’re just redundant?

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StripedPiggy · 04/07/2024 23:29

Some go into the media, some go into lobbying, some enjoy being in Britain’s grandest retirement home ; the House of Lords.

Others go back to their old careers. Some Labour MPs become academics, some Tories pick up company directorships.

LaurieFairyCake · 04/07/2024 23:30

Liz truss was prime minister for 30 days and will get £90,000 every year PENSION for it

Absolutely sickening

TheShellBeach · 04/07/2024 23:30

They just go back to the jobs they had before they were MPs.

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AutismHelp1980 · 04/07/2024 23:30

LaurieFairyCake · 04/07/2024 23:30

Liz truss was prime minister for 30 days and will get £90,000 every year PENSION for it

Absolutely sickening

Wow wtaf

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StripedPiggy · 04/07/2024 23:31

A lot of MPs are lawyers by profession including, of course, our new PM. Many of them go back to the law.

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 04/07/2024 23:31

One Some of them end up presenting one railway programme after another across every terrestrial channel.

Floatingandundecided · 04/07/2024 23:31

StripedPiggy · 04/07/2024 23:29

Some go into the media, some go into lobbying, some enjoy being in Britain’s grandest retirement home ; the House of Lords.

Others go back to their old careers. Some Labour MPs become academics, some Tories pick up company directorships.

Tristram Hunt was an academic first wasn't he? Also labour have made plenty of peers.

PippyLongTits · 04/07/2024 23:31

I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! Or Strictly/dancing on ice/Celebrity bake off...

Floatingandundecided · 04/07/2024 23:32

StripedPiggy · 04/07/2024 23:31

A lot of MPs are lawyers by profession including, of course, our new PM. Many of them go back to the law.

I came here to say the same thing but got engrossed in reading the thread.

Moonshine5 · 04/07/2024 23:32

Didn't a lot of them hold 2/3 other roles while being MP's lol

Feelingstrange2 · 04/07/2024 23:33

They get good redundancy.

But it's part of the problem really. How many of us could even contemplate trying to be an MP with the lack of definite secure employment.

And so it leaves it open to those with money to stand.

catin8oots · 04/07/2024 23:34

I've always head scratched over this.
Even if they were a successful lawyer or whatever before, surely they can't just rock up back to their old firm and be instantly employed tomorrow morning?

Floatingandundecided · 04/07/2024 23:35

catin8oots · 04/07/2024 23:34

I've always head scratched over this.
Even if they were a successful lawyer or whatever before, surely they can't just rock up back to their old firm and be instantly employed tomorrow morning?

Why not?

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AutismHelp1980 · 04/07/2024 23:43

I guess there has to be a job for them at their old firm?

I agree it's only an accessible career if you are confident you can make money 'after' if the after comes.

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Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 04/07/2024 23:46

They usually do very well because of the contacts they've made during their time in government. They become consultants very often. The odd one ends up in the Lords which is paid work. A few write memoirs.

Acapulco12 · 04/07/2024 23:46

LaurieFairyCake · 04/07/2024 23:30

Liz truss was prime minister for 30 days and will get £90,000 every year PENSION for it

Absolutely sickening

It’s not really a pension. It’s more an allowance for maintaining an office/team that every ex-PM is entitled to.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63350359.amp

I don’t agree with it though - obviously it’s crazy money and I think most of us agree she wasn’t around long enough to deserve it.

Liz Truss

What perks do former prime ministers get? - BBC News

After the fastest exit from Downing Street in UK history, what is Liz Truss entitled to?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63350359.amp

NuffSaidSam · 04/07/2024 23:47

Floatingandundecided · 04/07/2024 23:35

Why not?

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Because presumably when they left their job to become an MP their job was filled by someone else and there isn't necessarily a vacancy for them.

TeenLifeMum · 04/07/2024 23:47

Consultancy work and public speaking.

Acapulco12 · 04/07/2024 23:50

catin8oots · 04/07/2024 23:34

I've always head scratched over this.
Even if they were a successful lawyer or whatever before, surely they can't just rock up back to their old firm and be instantly employed tomorrow morning?

Not if they’re a lawyer (as an example). Or a doctor. As their training and skills would need refreshing. That’s why some MPs continue practising as doctors and lawyers in Parliament, alongside their role as an MP - e.g. Rosena Allin-Khan has done shifts in A&E when possible and Geoffrey Cox has worked on and off as a lawyer.

Brandonsflowers · 04/07/2024 23:50

catin8oots · 04/07/2024 23:34

I've always head scratched over this.
Even if they were a successful lawyer or whatever before, surely they can't just rock up back to their old firm and be instantly employed tomorrow morning?

Well they're mate/relative probably owns the firm or they own it themselves. So they'll be alright no doubt.