‘Zombie parliament:’ British MPs set for 223 days off work in 2014...

The British House of Commons will sit for just 142 days this year, that’s 223 days off. During their time away from the parliament MPs claim they are working hard in their constituencies but this is not always the case.

MPs have just started a 19 day early summer holiday, right after they had an 18 day Easter break, RT’s Sara Firth reports. They’ll then sit for seven weeks before a six week fully paid summer holiday. And if that’s not enough they get a month off in the autumn for party conferences.

The parliamentary press office told RT that there is no rigid figure for how long parliament sits, and will sit for as long as it’s required to do so.

“If their using their time to help their constituents fine, but if they’re off making money in the city then maybe not,” a Londoner told RT.

 Even when MPs are sitting and debates go on late into the evening, actual work loads are not as much as people may think. Full story...

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