A former Conservative minister who has criticised climate change policies and joined calls to restart fracking has been paid £150,000 by an oil firm, openDemocracy can reveal.
Since 2018, John Hayes, who served as an energy minister in David Cameron’s government, has worked for BB Energy as a strategic adviser.
His register of interests says he currently earns £50,000 in the role, for about 11 days’ work a year. This comes on top of his standard MP salary of £81,932.
