Conservatives in one suburban constituency regard the MP’s amassed parliamentary earnings with admiration not outrage

Much of the country is outraged and even Downing Street is embarrassed. But for Conservatives in wealthy suburbia, the way MP Sir Geoffrey Cox is piling up his non-parliamentary earnings is nothing less than a badge of pride.

Last month Tories in former foreign secretary Dominic Raab’s Esher and Walton constituency invited Cox to address an “autumn lunch” at Burhill Golf Club.

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