Mhairi Black has mocked the Tories after several MPs were caught on film asking for £10,000 a day to work for a fake Korean company.
Video footage by campaign group Led By Donkeys showed several prominent Conservatives discussing their day rate of pay if they were to undertake consultancy work.
Among those caught up in the sting included head of Tory backbenchers Graham Brady, former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, and former health secretary Matt Hancock.
Black was standing in for Stephen Flynn at PMQs today as the deputy leaders of each party were standing in while Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer attended the funeral of Commons speaker Betty Boothroyd.
Black asked Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab: "In recent days, footage has emerged of the former chancellor and the former chair of the 1922 committee offering their services for £60,000.
"On top of that, the former health secretary offered his wisdom for £10,000 a day.
“Can I ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he is inevitably booted out of office, what will his going rate be?”
Raab said: “The system of declarations is there to ensure transparency and accountability, and of course the Conservatives backed tightening up those rules to make sure there couldn’t be any lobbying.”
Black then asked Raab if he thought the rates were "value for money".
She said: “During a cost-of-living crisis, as his colleagues eye up barrels of cash from fake companies, it is the people across these isles that have been led by donkeys.
“The former health secretary (Matt Hancock) also said he would impart his wisdom for £1,500 an hour.
"Most nurses earn little above £15 an hour. Who does the Deputy Prime Minister think is best value for money and for the public?”
Mr Raab said: “I’m delighted that the majority of the health unions have accepted the pay settlement. We think that that’s absolutely right. And she raises the issue, and of course we’ve worked with, on a cross-party basis, to curb the limits on second earnings.
“I notice the benches on this side (Labour) are curiously quiet. Is that because there’s 10 shadow cabinet members on their benches who are taking earnings? In particular the shadow foreign secretary (David Lammy) looks like he certainly doesn’t want to be under the limelight.
“He’s got second earnings from 40 different sources. I don’t think they can talk about… We’ve done everything we can to make sure that there’s transparency and accountability.”
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