Minister 'wouldn't pay Matt Hancock £10,000 a day' after MP caught on bogus business

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Matt Hancock is not worth £10,000 a day, says cabinet minister and Tory colleague of the former health secretary.

Chris Philp, cabinet minister of the police, said the sight of Mr Hancock and other senior Tories offering to advise a bogus Korean company for huge daily sums was "pretty unedifying".

He was speaking as of New footage was released of Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the influential 1922 Committee of Conservative MPs, telling an activist posing as an employee of Hanseong Consulting that he would be working for around £500 an hour.

Matt Hancock asked for a daily rate of £10,000

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Unlike Mr Hancock and former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, who both asked for a daily rate of £10,000, Sir Graham suggested an annual salary of £60,000 £. He later said that £500 an hour "or something like that" seemed fair to him.

In his interview with the fake company, footage of which was released on Sunday, Mr Kwarteng offered access to former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. . The full interview with Mr Hancock has yet to be published.

The attack, organized by campaign group Led By Donkeys, has not led to any charges of wrongdoing. MPs are allowed to seek employment outside Parliament as long as they follow transparency and lobbying rules.

Sir Graham's interview saw him attempt to take a fourth job. Alongside his role as an MP, he earns £48,000 a year as a marketing and communications adviser for two UK-based companies.

He has also bragged that his seniority with of the Conservative Party allowed him to get away without a job in the Commons to travel for international meetings...