Former Nottinghamshire MP Anna Soubry reveals she is earning less than a tenner an hour in some cases after she returned to the Bar in Nottingham. She certainly did not swap Parliament for the courtroom for the money, but for the love of the job.
The former Broxtowe MP, who served as a minister under David Cameron, revealed the grim reality for some barristers as a row over legal aid has ignited a vote for strike action in the coming weeks.
Ms Soubry, who lost her seat as an MP in 2019 after defecting to Change UK, says nobody wants to go on strike. The Government set up an independent review to look at barrister's pay and it should be honoured, she says.
