Currently, MPs can earn massive additional incomes through media contracts, with Reform UK's Lee Anderson and former minister Jacob Rees-Mogg earning six-figure sums from GB News. Anderson's income from the channel reportedly reaches 100,000 yearly for just eight hours of work, while Rees-Mogg made over 300,000 before losing his seat. This prompted discussions led by Lucy Powell to tighten regulations on MPs' outside interests, especially concerning lucrative media roles.