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The privileges enjoyed by the political establishment do not stop when they are no longer leading figures within it.
Instead, politicians have the rarest of careers, where getting sacked proves more lucrative than being in the job.
George Osborne has raked in £500,000 from delivering after-dinner speeches since being ejected from his position as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
In November, it was revealed Osborne had earned more than £320,000 from delivering speeches in the US .
He is already paid a handsome salary of £74,962 for being an MP, but this pales in comparison to the earnings he can make from giving speeches. In September, he earned just short of his annual salary in less than two hours, with Parliamentary records showing he is set to receive a payment of £69,992 from The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA).
Celebrities who have hinted at entering politicsShow all 8 1 /8Celebrities who have hinted at entering politics Celebrities who have hinted at entering politics Smith told the Hollywood Reporter: “As I look at the political landscape, I think that there might be a future out there for me. They might need me out there."
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Celebrities who have hinted at entering politics Kanye West At the 2015 VMAs Kanye said: "I have decided in 2020 to run for president" before dropping the mic and leaving the stage.
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Celebrities who have hinted at entering politics Lindsay Lohan Lohan announced on Instagram she may run for President in 2020, citing Queen Elizabeth, Barack Obama and Kanye West as her inspirations.
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Celebrities who have hinted at entering politics Angelina Jolie The actress told ITV news she would enter politics if she felt she could 'really make a difference'
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Celebrities who have hinted at entering politics Ben Affleck Jennifer Garner told Allure magazine she wouldn't be surprised if Affleck went into politics but right now 'he feels he can do more good for people politically from outside the system'. The comments were made in 2013, before the couple separated.
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Celebrities who have hinted at entering politics Alec Baldwin Baldwin told Piers Morgan in 2012 he would like to enter politics but "what I would run for and when it would be [is] something I'd have to give a lot of thought."
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Celebrities who have hinted at entering politics Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson The former WWE star told Moviefone in 2012 that one day he will 'impact the world through politics'
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Celebrities who have hinted at entering politics George Clooney One celebrity who has ruled out ever entering politics is Clooney. He addressed rumours he was running for office during a press conference where he said: 'I just think it's hell' and questioned 'who would ever want to live like that?'
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No wonder David Cameron is so eager to follow in his footsteps with his own speaking career after resigning as both Prime Minister and an MP.
Mr Osborne told The Independent : “All information is disclosed, as required, in the register of members’ interests. It is quite right that, as a Member of the House of Commons, any income I receive is declared. That is what I have done and will continue to do so.”
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