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Sophie Wingate

Tory ex-minister 'quit because he could not afford mortgage hike from £800 to £2000 a month'

A Tory former minister has revealed that he quit the role last year because he could not afford rising mortgage repayments on a ministerial salary of nearly £120,000.

George Freeman resigned as science minister in November amid Rishi Sunak’s Cabinet reshuffle.

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