David Davis to earn £3,000 an hour in JCB role
Former Brexit Secretary David Davis has taken a £3,000 an hour job as an adviser to digger manufacturer JCB.
The Tory MP will be paid £60,000 over the next 12 months by the Staffordshire-based firm, which is a major donor to the Conservative Party and whose boss Anthony Bamford is a staunch Brexit backer.
According to the House of Commons' register of members' financial interests, Mr Davis will be required to work around 20 hours a year in his role.
The register also revealed that former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson was paid £10,000 by the same firm three days before giving a speech at its Rocester headquarters last week.
In his speech, Mr Johnson urged Theresa May to "emulate the spirit of JCB" in her dealings with the EU.
Both Mr Davis and Mr Johnson quit their Cabinet roles in July in opposition to Theresa May's Brexit strategy.
Labour's shadow Cabinet office minister Jon Trickett said: "What David Davis will get paid in 20 hours takes most people over two years to earn.
"But then again, under the Tories it's one set of rules for the few and another for the many.
"Most people when reading this will no doubt think 'snouts in the trough'.
"And this is exactly why Labour has repeatedly warned of the damage to the reputation of Parliament caused by arrangements like this and why they need to stop."
JCB, which made profits of more than £200m in 2017, is one of the world's top manufacturers of construction equipment.
It is run by Lord Bamford, who made a £100,000 donation to the Vote Leave campaign during the 2016 EU referendum.
The register entry says that Mr Davis consulted the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments about the appointment.
The watchdog considers whether new jobs for former ministers and senior civil servants are appropriate, and has the power to bar ex-ministers from approaching still serving ministers or officials in their new roles.
