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

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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?

The Tory MP I know will/is/has:

1. Cashed in on the ‘links’ he made ‘off-shore’ with Saudi business men.
2. Continued as a landlord. He owns house in London and a northern university city
3. Developed a business , supplying services to the public sector (including those the government had stopped providing to schools). He has just sold his business for £5m.

Don't suppose he is too worried about what he will do next…

That's not the case for all of them though.

Yes for some of the high profile ones, but if you've served one term as Conservative MP for Bolton then maybe not.

Ex MP staff here. (Not ex because of this election!).
From memory: The MP gets 2 months to close down the office. You get paid during this time.
You might go in to work and do stuff like close down constituency cases. Advise constituents who their new MP is, if they still need help. Dispose of confidential documents in line with GDPR.
You probably can't provide much in the way of continuity of care as the new MP will take a while to get their new office up and running.
Theres redundancy pay. I think it's a little above statutory. The house of commons operates a careers service who can advise.
I think you are barred from working for the civil service after you've worked in politics which always bothered me. I was a caseworker with a specialism in welfare rights so it's irritating not to have the DWP as a future option. I always meant to ask the house of commons careers people about that. I'm actually not sure if it only applies to "big jobs" or if I'm literally not allowed to work in a jobcentre now.
I went on to work on an advice line for parents of SEN kids.

I'm a civil servant and know a few people who've worked for MPs before so you should be fine to work for DWP

Thanks cupboardday that's good to know.

Mhairi Black (who stood down rather than lost her seat) is doing a run at the Edinburgh Fringe, called 'Politics is not for me'.

It is a bit like people taking fixed.tetm contract work though- the contract comes to an end you look for another job.

A lot wind up in consultancy roles with a political bent.

They lead this or that think tank, lobby, basically exploit the networks that they acquired as a politician and their knowledge of government processes.

The Tories do board work, Labour MPs go to think tanks or something ancillary in the party, or for most of them, just return to their old lives. They might not step straight into previous roles but firms aren't going to look harshly on people who are connected and have an understanding of how the machinery of the state works.

They don't go hungry, put it that way.

Nice little jobs their mates fund them, sorry, find them. You know the kind of thing. NHS or other NED, pretend company director, patron of a dodgy obscure charity, couple of days a week. Plus a bit of after dinner speaking, bit of writing maybe, TV appearances and the like. If they're super industrious they might open a little paint your own pottery shop or a fashion boutique (summers only), or a b and b or artisan cheese shop with make your own workshop somewhere like Frome or Cornwall.

Well there is going to be quite a few after the same jobs!

Sure, they look for another job. But it's unlikely they'll turn up at their old firm this morning and walk back into their old job.

If they were Tory MPs then they probably made so much personal wealth from PPE deals and no doubt had some kind of scam going where losing the election would benefit them via stock market changes. I wouldn't be too concerned that they'll be out on the streets.

I'm a nurse and I work to soofoooo

Sorry!

I'm a nurse and use to work with a labour MP who lost her seat

I know that David Gauke (ex cabinet minister) went back to law when he left the party (I see him on the train regularly) . I guess their political and lobbying skills can be quite valuable in the right role.

That is why I did not suggest that they would just turn up at their old job?

Are you referring to the Public Duty Costs Allowance?

She can reclaim expenses on this basis but that is NOT a pension,?

Should be exemptions for her and Boris.

Plus all former PMs stand at the Cenotaph each Remembrance Sunday until they die

That's why I wasn't answering your question. Someone asked they can't turn up on Friday morning and walk back into thier old job, I quoted and answered that post. I'm not sure why you felt the need to chip in at all tbh 😂

Old boys and girls networks. They won't be jobless don't worry about them.

Rishi isn't an 'out of work MP' - he held his seat

Our old.MP, Damien Moore, used to manage an ASDA and I would find it very funny if he went back to that. I doubt he will somehow, and not that there's anything wrong with working an honest job in a supermarket but I think it would feel like a bit of a letdown for him after experiencing the halls of power!

MPs earn around 90,000 which is obviously a great salary in “normal” terms (and a hell of a lot more than I earn!) but I don’t personally think it’s worth the sacrifices that come with the role. It’s a very good amount, but it’s not enough that you could save up enough to live comfortably for a long time after losing your seat. And it’s much less than many of them could be earning if they stayed in their legal/finance/business careers.

I read it’s quite hard for them. Former MPs are not terribly attractive to employers. It’s not really a team working job, like most employers want. In fact, it’s not like many jobs at all.