Claim: Private Eye reported that Kwasi Kwarteng has been paid £20,000 a month by Odey Asset Management since he became an MP.
Fact-check: Private Eye did not say Kwasi Kwarteng was paid £20,000 a month by a hedge fund - Full Fact
Verdict: private eye did not report this. it claimed mr kwarteng received £20,000 from the fund after he became an mp in 2010, though we've not seen evidence to support this figure and private eye has since acknowledged it may not be correct. mr kwarteng did register a payment for £10,000 from the fund run by crispin odey in 2011, but none from the same source since.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Leo Benedictus
Date published: 2022-10-20T00:00:00