Former Labour Foreign Secretary David Miliband is being paid almost $1 million a year to run a humanitarian charity that receives massive sums from British taxpayers. ‘This is a grotesque waste of money given by British taxpayers to help the most vulnerable families around the world. Mr Miliband’s latest package includes a basic salary of $861,209 (£700,723) plus $50,587 (£41,160) ‘other compensation from the organisation and related organisations’. The IRC declined to answer questions but in a statement said Mr Miliband was running a charity with 20,000 staff in more than 40 countries. Yesterday a spokesman said it was committed to achieving value for money for taxpayers but salaries were a matter for charity trustees.

Source: Daily Mail September 28, 2019 21:34 UTC