FOURTEEN MPs earned more than Prime Minister Theresa May this year including the highest-earner George Osborne.

Figures published in the Register of Members' Financial Interests reveal since being sacked in July the former Chancellor earned an extra £628,000 on top of his basic annual salary of £74,962.

4 George Osborne, who is still an MP, is bringing in the bucks from speeches since being sacked from Cabinet Credit: Reuters

4 Nick Clegg was the non-Tory among the 14 MPs after raking in almost £200,000 from speeches Credit: PA:Press Association

Theresa May is currently paid £143, 462 a year as PM.

Mr Osborne has signed with the Washington Speakers’ Bureau, a top agency, and has been making speeches on both sides of the Atlantic.

The 45-year-old has made more than 10 since the end of September, with fees totalling £627,889 – more than eight times an MP’s annual salary.

In October alone he netted £320,438 for just five appearances and got freebie flights to New York

Osborne has defended the income, saying: "As a member of parliament I declare all my income, so people can see that.

"It's very similar to what previous chancellors, Labour and Conservatives, have done in the past."

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His old Cabinet colleague Nick Clegg was the only non-Tory among the 14 MPs after raking in almost £200,000 from speeches about his days as Deputy Prime Minister, reports Mirror Online.

Mr Clegg, the former Liberal Democrat leader, has also signed with a speaking agency – registering his role with News Presenters Ltd on the register of interests.

In April he received £30,000 from billionaire pharmaceutical tycoon Frederik Paulsen for “delivering a speech and participating in a roundtable debate in Geneva”.

4 Theresa May is currently paid £143, 462 a year as PM after being chosen for the top job by peers following the resignation of David Cameron Credit: Getty Images

4 British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is fifth on the rich list having pocketed £356,459 this year Credit: Getty Images

Other high-earning politicians include Ken Clarke, who earned an extra £600,000, and Boris Johnson, who topped up his salary with an additional £356,000 - including £250,000 for his newspaper column.

Fellow MPs on the list include Tory MPs Geoffrey Cox QC, Nadine Dorries and Nicholas Soames.

Katie Ghose, chief executive of the Electoral Reform Society, told the Mirror: “Parliament should be a diverse place, welcome to people from all walks of life.

"However, there always needs to be a balance, and putting hundreds of hours per year into another job other than serving constituents could undermine their ability to properly serve the public, if the situation is totally unchecked."

14 highest earning MPs 1. George Osborne (Con) - £627,891 2. Ken Clarke (Con) - £599,160 3. Geoffrey Cox (Con) – £577,868 4. Nadhim Zahawi (Con) – £359,746 5. Boris Johnson (Con) – £356,459 6. Nadine Dorries (Con) - £333,467 7. Sir Nicholas Soames (Con) - £245,423 8. Sir Edward Garnier (Con) - £233,910 9. Nick Clegg (Lib Dem) - £193,040 10. Fiona Bruce (Con) - £145,350 11. Jeremy Quin (Con) £117,552 12. Andrew Mitchell (Con) £115,200 13. Henry Bellingham (Con) - £113,000 14. Sir Alan Duncan (Con) - £90,000



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