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Politicians clash over second jobs row

Ed Miliband has called on David Cameron to ban MPs from having second jobs "to restore the reputation of this house" following recent allegations against two former foreign secretaries.

Tory MP Sir Malcolm Rifkind is to step down as an MP at the General Election and has also resigned as chairman of the Parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee, he said.

Sir Rifkind and Jack Straw were both suspended from their parties after they were secretly filmed allegedly offering to use their positions and contacts to benefit a private company in return for cash. Both men deny any wrong-doing.

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Sir Malcolm Rifkind calls time on 40-year political career

Less than 24 hours after saying he'd done nothing wrong in offering to take money for influence, Sir Malcolm Rifkind signalled the end of a parliamentary career dating back four decades earlier today.

ITV News Deputy Political Editor Chris Ship reports:

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