Millionaire Jeremy Hunt clashes with BBC's Jeremy Vine over how rich he is, telling £750,000-a-year presenter: 'My salary when I was running my business was far lower than yours' Foreign Secretary was quizzed on whether he was the richest man in the Cabinet He replied: 'I don't think we should be getting into the politics of envy' Mr Hunt previously ran education publishing business Hotcourses, which he later sold for £14millionBy David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 14:12 BST, 26 June 2019 | Updated: 15:06 BST, 26 June 2019 49 Viewcomments Millionaire Jeremy Hunt clashed with Jeremy Vine over how rich he is today, saying he was paid less than the BBC presenter before he was an MP. The Foreign Secretary was quizzed on whether he was the richest man in the Cabinet when he appeared on Radio 2 at lunchtime, but refused to confirm the rumour, saying he had 'no idea'. Mr Vine is well known to be one of the BBC's best-paid broadcaster, with a salary of around £750,000 per year. As he pressed the minister on his worth, Mr Hunt said: 'Hang on, my salary when I was running my business was far lower than your salary, if I may say.' When Mr Vine replied 'I'm not in the Cabinet', the politician retorted: 'I don't think we should be getting into the politics of envy.' He added: 'If you really meant it as a compliment... thank you Jeremy for, instead of saying I have been successful and set up a business and created 200 jobs, the way you chose to phrase it is ''you're the richest man in the Cabinet''. 'If that was meant as a compliment, which I somehow doubt, thank you very much for that generous compliment.' Mr Hunt previously ran education publishing business Hotcourses, which he later sold for £14million, which is believed to make him the richest member of the Cabinet. Shaking up Tory voters: Mr Hunt enjoyed his cooling drink while campaigning in Essex this morning The posh shake came in a jam jar glass with a handle, with Mr Hunt sipping it delicately through a straw Minutes before the interview, which he carried out in Chelmsford, he had bought a posh strawberry milkshake in a cafe in Chelmsford, posing for pictures sipping it through a straw from a jam jar. Jeremy Hunt blasted over 'Little Englander' Twitter jibe at Leavers Jeremy Hunt was blasted today after appearing to brand Leave voters as 'Little Englanders' during his Tory leadership campaign. The Foreign Secretary made the remark during a #BoJoNoShow Twitter question and answer session designed to contrast with Boris Johnson quiet campaign. But he was roasted by Tory MPs and Leavers after replying to a councillor who asked how he would unite the country after Brexit. He replied: 'Deliver a Brexit that works for the 48 per cent not just the 52 per cent - a positive, open and internationalist Brexit, Great Britain not Little England.' It prompted Mansfield MP Ben Bradley to describe him as 'Theresa in Trousers', adding: 'There is no such thing as a Brexit that works for people who do not want Brexit. He paid £9 for two milkshakes costing £4.50 each, a strawberry one for himself, and a vanilla one for Chelmsford MP Vicky Ford at A Canteen cafe. He had been chatting to small business owners in the Essex town ahead of the live interview on Radio 2 at lunchtime. Sipping the drink from a jar, he said 'this is some mean milkshake', adding: 'A big improvement on Nigel Farage's milkshake moment.' This was a reference to an incident in Newcastle last month where the Brexit Party leader was pelted with a £5.25 banana and salted caramel Five Guys milkshake. Paul Crowther, the chucker, later admitted criminal damage and common assault and was ordered to do unpaid work. Mr Hunt also bought some white orchids for his wife, joking with a market florist: 'I keep on calling her Japanese when she's actually Chinese - I tell you, I bought a lot of flowers when I did that.' Mr Hunt also raised eyebrows through his first music choice on the programme - Lambada by Kaoma. It was a surprise chart hit in 1989. Mr Hunt posed for selfies with supporters while campaigning in Chelsmford town centre today He said: 'When I was elected as an MP in 2005 my big passion was lambada dancing, I have a lot of Brazilian friends, I used to go to the carnival in Brazil. 'This just brings back some happy memories. 'This is a dance for single people and quite an intimate dance so perhaps not one for the married listeners.' Mr Hunt's passion for dancing has won admirers around the Cabinet table, with Michael Gove describing his lambada as 'something amazing' in 2012. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility