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Revealed: How much money your MP makes from their second job

💰Discover how much each MP makes from work outside of Parliament, including those who earned more than the PM 🧵👇

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Ian Blackford's hourly rate is higher than those earned by Sir Geoffrey Cox, figures have shown

📊An analysis of entries into the parliamentary register of financial interests show that between January 2020 and April 2021, the Scottish National Party's Westminster leader earned roughly £48,500

During the period, he worked just 40 hours for Golden Charter, a trust which invests funds for individuals on funeral plans.

He has since left the role

➡️This means his hourly rate of £1,218 is higher than that of the former attorney general, whose hourly rate works out at £905 based on his current entries

📈However, Sir Geoffrey’s earnings far eclipse those of any member overall with more than £1 million of earnings in the period covering mid-2020 to November 1, working more than 1,100 hours

📸Peter Nicholls/Reuters

➡️The analysis comes after a fortnight of debate on MPs, their second jobs and standards in politics

🔎Read the full report and use our interactive tool to discover how much each MP makes from work outside of Parliament here 👇

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🔴The analysis also found that high earners include Fiona Bruce, the Conservative MP for Congleton, who brought in more than £40,000 from her legal firm – although she states much of this is “to meet tax liability”

➡️Whilst Conservatives dominate the list, high earners from other parties include Ed Davey, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, who earns roughly £833 for his consultancy work which he says helps support his disabled son

💷Jess Phillips and David Lammy score substantially above the average for other Labour MPs, with both of them earning about £280 an hour

💳Overall, MPs’ additional salary income since January 2020, combined with registered ad hoc payments which cover a slightly smaller period, equate to £7.3 million.

Of these, more than half were paid out to just 10 MPs
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