The cost of the multiple resignations that eventually forced Boris Johnson to stand down as Prime Minister is set to cost the tax payer up to £250,000.
More than 50 MPs quit ministerial and party roles this week and they are all entitled to a golden handshake of three months' salary.
Cabinet ministers get paid an extra £67,505 a year on top of their £84,000 salary for being an MP, meaning the likes of Sajid Javid, Rishi Sunak and Michelle Donelan – who was education secretary for just 36 hours - will receive almost £17,000 for resigning.
