New figures show ex-PM’s outside pay this year accounts for about 85% of that for all MPs
Boris Johnson has been urged to stick to his job as an MP and save the speeches he charges private companies millions of pounds to hear for theHaving already made more than £3.7m in 2023, the former prime minister has faced criticism for the limited time he has spent making contributions in parliament.investigation, led by Sky News, show Johnson’s outside pay this year accounts for about 85% of that for all MPs.
Johnson has spoken in the Commons 16 times across 10 days since leaving Downing Street last September,worth tens of thousands of pounds and racked up millions for speeches and an advance on his memoirs. Charging more than £1m for a speech was not “the best value for money, but people will make their choices about what they want to pay to hear”, said Bridget Phillipson, the shadow education secretary.
just does what he wants. He always does what he wants. I think popping back up every so often just reminds us of exactly how debased the Conservative party has become.”– which he denies – and reappointment of the home secretary, Suella Braverman, days after she was found to have breached the ministerial code. Such issues showed the Conservative party was “rotten from top to bottom, not just Johnson”, Phillipson said.
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