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David Cameron's 'Cabinet of millionaires' face mounting pressure today to follow his lead and publish their own tax returns.

Mega-rich Tory Ministers like Chancellor George Osborne and Business Secretary Sajid Javid have so far refused to reveal their own financial interests - or admit if they have ever profited from shady offshore investments, as the PM finally confessed to doing this week.

After a week of dodging questions Mr Cameron was forced to publish his own tax return on Saturday night, revealing a huge second income as a London landlord and raising questions about a possible £200,000 inheritance tax dodge.

Appearing on the Marr Show, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the PM's move was long overdue and warned all MPs may now need to publish similar details.

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“I think it's probably a good thing if we move generally in that direction, so that we know what influences are at play,” Mr Corbyn said.

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Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, who has already published his tax return, went further and directly called for all MPs to publish their personal incomes.

“It happens in other European countries, I don't see the problem with it,” he said.

Publishing tax returns has been a long-standing practice for politicians in America and has also been undertaken by candidates standing to be London Mayor.

But Tory Cabinet Minister Amber Rudd made clear she does not think she and colleagues should be forced to do so – claiming it might put off wealthy people from standing for election.

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"I think we have to think very carefully about the balance between transparency and privacy,” she said.

“We don't want to put people off who might have substantial assets, so I think it's worth having the debate but I don't think it's necessarily the case.

Asked directly if she would be offended at the idea of publishing her tax return, she said: "I wouldn't be offended by it, but I don't think it's necessarily the right way to go.

The SNP's leader in Westminster Angus Robertson said the priority must be to discover whether senior members of the Cabinet who make decision on tax laws have themselves benefited from offshore investments, as Mr Cameron has now admitted to doing.

“The Cabinet has responsibility for making the rules covering taxation, tax loopholes, offshore trusts,” Mr Robertson said.

“What involvement have Cabinet members have in relation to tax havens? Have they had any connections, yes or no? I think the public deserves to know.”

Chancellor Mr Osborne, who is the son of a baronet and the heir to a multi-million pound wallpaper empire, repeatedly refused to answer questions about offshore investments when asked last week.

Aides insist he currently holds no offshore interests whatsoever.

Mr Javid, a former investment banker with scandal-hit Deutsche Bank, has so far made no public statement on his own financial affairs.