Tory MP and millionaire Geoffrey Cox’s second job is at a law firm that helps multinational companies to sue nations for introducing any measures that harm their profits.
In the past year, Cox, who has faced calls for resignation following revelations about his work for the British Virgin Islands, has received more than £800,000 for his work as a consultant for law firm Withers LLP.
Withers boasts of its work representing wealthy firms in “investor-state dispute settlements” (ISDS), controversial tribunals that allow big, foreign companies to sue countries for any actions that might affect their profits.
