Labour MP Simon Danczuk paid £2,000 an hour by Tory press

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Simon Danczuk

Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk received £10,000 for an article he "contributed" just five hours of his time too - £2,000 an hour. The payment was received by the Labour MP from the Murdoch owned News Group Newspapers, publisher of the Tory supporting newspaper, The Sun.

The figure was revealed in the Register of Members’ Interests:

• 24 July 2015, received £10,000 for an article I contributed to. Hours: 5 hrs. 
  (Registered 28 July 2015)

Mr Danczuk also received a payment of £3,000 from ITV for two hours of television appearance/s - £1,500 an hour. 

• 1 August 2015, received £3,000, for appearance/s. Hours: approx. 2 hrs.
  (Registered 03 August 2015)

So far in 2015, Mr Danczuk has declared earnings of £17,960 from outside interests in addition to his MP salary, which including a recent 10% pay rise is now £74,000.

Mr Danczuk's expenses claim for the financial year 2014/15 have not yet been published - in 2013/14 he claimed a total of £206,908.92.

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Simon Danczuk
Register of Members’ Interests

Payments received from DMGT PLC
13 February 2015, received £200 for an article I co-wrote. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 23 February 2015)
18 February 2015, received £250, for an article I co-wrote. Hours: approx. 1 hr. (Registered 06 March 2015)
25 February 2015, received £450, for an article I co-wrote. Hours: approx. 2 hrs. (Registered 06 March 2015)
27 April 2015, received £450, for an article I co-wrote. Hours: approx. 2.5 hrs. (Registered 13 May 2015)
7 May 2015, received £150, for an article I co-wrote. Hours: approx. 1.5 hrs. (Registered 13 May 2015)
16 July 2015, received £400 for an article I contributed to. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 28 July 2015)

Payments received from News Group Newspapers Ltd
21 January 2015, received £150 for an article I co-wrote. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 23 February 2015)
4 February 2015, received £125 for an article I co-wrote. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 23 February 2015)
20 July 2015, received £250 for an article I contributed to. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 28 July 2015)
24 July 2015, received £10,000 for an article I contributed to. Hours: 5 hrs.
(Registered 28 July 2015)

23 January 2015, £2,050 received from the BBC, 2-22 Portland Pl, London W1A 1AA, for an option on producing a drama relating to a book I co-wrote. Hours: no additional hours.
(Registered 23 February 2015)

2 February 2015, received £205 from This is Global, 30 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7LA, for conducting a broadcast interview. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 23 February 2015)

14 May 2015, received £280 for appearing on The Wright Stuff, from Princess Productions, 3rd Floor, Whiteleys Centre, 151 Queensway, London W2 4YN. Hours: approx 4 hrs.
(Registered 29 June 2015)

Payments received from ITV Services Limited, Business Service Centre, Trafford Wharf Road, Trafford M17 1FZ: 1 August 2015, received £3,000, for appearance/s. Hours: approx. 2 hrs. (Registered 03 August 2015)