The 12 MPs who made £3,500,000 in two years on top of £81,000 salaries


Parliament’s top earning members have made an extra £3.5million in addition to their salaries in just two years, it has emerged.

MPs are facing increased scrutiny over their extra earnings amid the fallout of the Owen Paterson scandal.

So far Boris Johnson has refused to apologise for his attempt to save the ex-cabinet member from a 30-day suspension from the House.

He tried to overhaul Westminster’s disciplinary procedures after it emerged Paterson lobbied for private companies that paid him more than £100,000.

But the Government made yet another embarrassing U-turn after other parties refused to co-operate, accusing ministers of trying to re-write the rulebook to save their colleague.

In a bid to prevent corruption, the Commons standards committee is believed to be considering a ban on several additional sources of incomes for MPs.

This could force more than 30 MPs to quit their jobs as consultants and advisers. Some of the highest earners have received £400,000 for less than two week’s work.

Twelve MPs who've made an extra £3,500,000 in two years

  • Sir Geoffrey Cox – £970,000
  • Theresa May – £760,000
  • Fiona Bruce – £387,000
  • Sajid Javid – £366,000
  • Sir John Redwood – £248,000
  • Andrew Mitchell – £170,000
  • Julian Smith – £144,000
  • Sir John Hayes – £118,000
  • Stephen Hammond – £103,000
  • Mark Garnier – £100,000
  • Chris Grayling – £100,000
  • Sir Ed Davey – £78,000
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 06: Theresa May speaks on day seven of COP26 at SECC on November 6, 2021 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Today COP26 will focus on ensuring the importance of nature and sustainable land use are part of global action on climate change and a clean, green recovery. The 2021 climate summit in Glasgow is the 26th "Conference of the Parties" and represents a gathering of all the countries signed on to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Climate Agreement. The aim of this year's conference is to commit countries to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)
Former Prime Minister Theresa May has made £760,000 from after-dinner speeches since leaving Downing Street (Picture: Getty Images)

The majority of these politicians are in the Conservative Party and there is no suggestion of wrongdoing.

Figures obtained by the Sun show that 12 MPs have racked up more than £3.5million in the past two years, on top of their £81,932 salaries.

Yesterday former attorney general Sir Geoffrey Cox declared he was starting a new £400,000 a year job with law firm Consultant Global Counsel.

It has also emerged that Sajid Javid earned an extra £366,000 during a brief stint on the backbenches.

Former prime minister has made £760,000 from after-dinner speeches since leaving Downing Street.

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Sir Geoffrey Cox has earned the most, raking in an extra £970,000 on top of his salary (Picture: Getty Images)

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Out of the 12 highest earners, 11 are Tories, in addition to Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey.

Yesterday Johnson was branded a ‘tin-pot dictator’ as he skipped a Commons debate over his handling of the sleaze saga.

Many Tory MPs followed his example with around 50 – just one in seven of the party’s total – attending.

Asked why he was avoiding the debate during a visit to Hexham hospital, Northumberland, the PM said: ‘Unfortunately I can’t be there because I had a long-standing engagement here.’

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