Tory MPs receive £15.2m from second jobs since 2019 election

Study shows income of Conservatives such as Theresa May and Boris Johnson dwarfs that of other parties

Tory MPs have received 15.2m from second jobs since the last general election, dwarfing the combined income of politicians who represent other parties.

The former prime minister Theresa May was the biggest recipient, taking home 2.5m on top of her parliamentary salary, mainly from giving speeches to organisations in the US such as JP Morgan bank and the private equity firm Apax Partners. She draws a salary of 85,000 from this pot and says the rest of the money is used to fund her private office, promote her involvement in public life, and make charitable donations.