After the resignation of ex-Tory MP Owen Paterson last November, MPs were thrust into the spotlight in regards to their earnings outside of Parliament. The Culture Secretary was one of a number of Conservative politicians who it transpired had profited significantly from her second job. So, what exactly is her salary?
As of April 1, 2020, the annual salary for an MP has been £81,932.
In addition, MPs receive expenses to cover costs for a number of other services.
This includes running an office, employing staff, having somewhere to live in London or their constituency, and travelling between Parliament and their constituency.
However, according to the MPs register of financial interests, Ms Dorries has declared the tenth highest earnings of any Conservative politician since the 2019 UK general election.
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How did Nadine Dorries get into politics?
Initially, Ms Dorries’ first foray into politics was an unsuccessful one as she failed to win the Hazel Grove seat – Greater Manchester – during the 2001 UK general election.
Indeed, it wasn’t until four years later that she was first elected as an MP for Mid Bedfordshire, where she has remained to this day.
Between 2019 and 2021, Ms Dorries held the position of Minister of State for Mental Health, Suicide Prevention and Patient Safety.
Then, during Boris Johnson’s last Cabinet reshuffle, in September 2021, she was appointed to succeed Oliver Dowden as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
