Tory MP Philip Davies takes £500-an-hour job at slot machine company

Merkur Gaming runs a network of gambling venues on UK high streets and is paying for ‘strategic advice’ ahead of expansion

Tory MP Philip Davies has got a new £500-an-hour job as a consultant for a company in the Merkur group, which is behind slot machines in hundreds of high streets across the UK.

Davies, who was recently knighted on the recommendation of Rishi Sunak, will provide “strategic advice” to Merkur Gaming, earning £1,000 a month for two hours of work in that period.