George Osborne has claimed he has "overwhelming support" from his local Conservative Party in Cheshire, despite being appointed editor of London's Evening Standard and having a total of six jobs.
The former chancellor's new job has proved controversial after he said he intends to combine the newspaper role with that of representing his constituents in Tatton in Parliament.
A Whitehall sleaze watchdog announced a review of its guidance on MPs' second jobs in the wake of Mr Osborne's move into journalism.
But the chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, Lord Bew, insisted that the review was not prompted solely by the Osborne case, saying that it had been under consideration for some time.
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Speaking after an annual general meeting of the Tatton Conservatives held in private, Mr Osborne said: "We had a great annual meeting.
"I'm so grateful for the overwhelming support I got from Tatton Conservatives tonight. It's a huge honour to be the local MP here."
Patti Goddard, president of the Tatton Conservative Association and chairman of the AGM, described Mr Osborne as "our star".
"There was unanimous support among the members for our local MP, George Osborne," she said.
"He's always been able to work hard as a local MP as well as being a big figure on the national stage - whether as Chancellor or an editor.
"We've got complete confidence in his ability to do so in the future."
Mr Osborne, 45, will succeed Sarah Sands as Evening Standard editor and oversee the newspaper an average of four days each week while balancing the needs of his constituents.
His other jobs include being an adviser to investment firm BlackRock, which requires 48 days' work a year in exchange for £650,000.
He is also a speaker at the Washington Speakers Bureau, a chairman of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, and a fellow at US think-tank the McCain Institute.
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