How lucrative are MPs’ second jobs?
We crunch the numbers on their earnings from media gigs
GETTING PAID for eating camel’s penis and sheep’s vagina on television may be an unnatural activity for an MP, but it was lucrative work for Matt Hancock. The former health secretary, who represented West Suffolk in the House of Commons for 14 years until May, pocketed £320,000 ($400,000) for appearing on “I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here” in 2022. Second jobs reward some MPs handsomely. Do they serve their constituents’ interests?
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This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Moonlighting members”
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