The figure was described as “obscene” and evidence of the “sickening inequality in this country”, as struggling nurses are having to use foodbanks to survive. Mr Johnson was also able to use an £850,000 political war chest from personal donations. Four million children are in poverty in the UK and more than 800,000 people are on zero-hours contracts. Tories were the top earners, with 81% taking home an average £41,000 more than their MP salary in the last financial year. While Boris Johnson has been raking it in, his government has left millions in poverty, schools begging parents for funds and a record number of families turning to foodbanks.

Source: Daily Mirror December 05, 2019 00:00 UTC