David Cameron defends raking in the cash in after leaving Government with a series of lucrative speaking arrangements around the world
The fallen premier has been doing the rounds as an after-dinner speaker since he resigned from office
DAVID Cameron has defended cashing in after Government — telling friends it’s time to “put some hay in the barn.”
The ex-PM has given big money speeches around the globe, where he is billed as “one of the most prominent global influencers of the early 21st century”.
The fallen premier has been doing the rounds as an after-dinner speaker since he resigned from office and stepped down as an MP last year in the wake of the historic Brexit vote.
Friends of Mr Cameron tell The Sun that he believes criticism of ex-politicians earnings are “entirely predictable but overblown.”
Our revelation comes just days after Mr Cameron gave a speech to the Victor Pinchuk Foundation in the Ukraine.
He was also spotted at the the World Economic Forum in Davos in February, and has given speeches in the United States.
But because he is no longer an MP Mr Cameron is not obliged to declare publicly how much he has made.
Last week he addressed financiers in New York and was later spotted dining with ex-rival and school chum Boris Johnson at a trendy Manhattan restaurant.
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It was reported that Mr Johnson attempted to persuade Mr Cameron to take the helm of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
The role of NATO Secretary General comes with a tax-free annual salary of £222,019.
As well as his work for the lucrative Washington Speaker’s Bureau, Mr Cameron is also working on a explosive tell all book about his time in office.
Other former Ministers from the Cameron-era have also taken on a raft of high paid private sector jobs since the fall of their administration.
Ex-Culture Minister Ed Vaizey, ex-Trade boss Francis Maude and ex-Foreign Secretary William Hague are all bringing in the big bucks.
But their earnings have been eclipsed by ex-Chancellor George Osborne who will earn more than £1.8 million in his first year out of office from five controversial roles — including editing a newspaper — while remaining an MP.