Kwasi Kwarteng

Mr Kwarteng's 38-day tenure under Truss's leadership made him the second shortest-serving chancellor behind Iain Macleod, who died a month after taking office.

A non-existent overseas company, made up by campaign group Led By Donkeys, approached MPs to work as consultants.

Shadow communities secretary Lisa Nandy said it was “obscene” the former PM is in line to receive a severance payment of “almost £19,000”