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Maxine Peake hits back at Tory MP's smear

MAXINE PEAKE rejected Tory MP Simon Hart’s accusation of hypocrisy yesterday for being paid to voice an NHS recruitment advert.

Maxine Peake

The actor responded to an article in the Mail on Sunday in which Mr Hart claimed she has been paid taxpayers’ money for the job.

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