Here’s the real kicker: Keir Starmer was a barrister before politics. A very senior one. The Director of Public Prosecutions, no less. In that role, he was pulling in around £240,000 a year. Easily.
Then he became an MP and took a massive pay cut. How noble, right? But also a bit mad. Imagine telling your bank manager, “I’m going to earn £75,000 less, but I’ll get to argue with Nigel Farage on TV.” Some might call it a sacrifice. Others, a career choice.
Lawyers like him can earn £1,000 an hour in private practice. So yes, every hour he spends in Prime Minister’s Questions, he’s losing a fortune. Does that make you feel better about the tax? A little? No? Moving on.
Sir Keir Starmer reveals how much tax he paid in UK - a day after Rishi
