Senior Conservatives to give up second jobs
Conservative leader David Cameron announces his shadow cabinet will give up second jobs from December
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Monday, 29, Jun 2009 12:21
Conservative leader David Cameron had announced his shadow cabinet will give up any second jobs they may hold from December.
During a press conference in central London this morning, Mr Cameron said he wanted the party to be 100 per cent focussed on the upcoming general election.
He also launched into a savage attack on the government, claiming there was a "thread of dishonesty" running through Gordon Brown's premiership.
The Tories in the past have come under for criticism for the second jobs held by senior figures, such as shadow foreign secretary William Hague who earns tens of thousands of pounds for a series of after-dinner speeches.
Mr Cameron said he did not want to see "professional politicians" dominating Westminster but said his party had decided it was appropriate to focus solely on the upcoming 12 months.
Commenting on the announcement by business secretary Lord Mandelson earlier today that the government would not be publishing a comprehensive spending review before the next election, Mr Cameron also said the government were blatantly attempting to cover up the truth about Labour's planned cuts.
The Tory leader went on to say the prime minister had "lost all connection with telling straight truths to the public", describing today's pubic sector reform announcement by Mr Brown as a "relaunch, without a spending tag".