Three Eurosceptic Conservative MPs have claimed more than £500,000 in EU farm subsidies in the past two years.
New rules came into force this year obliging governments to disclose who claimed what under the much-criticised common agricultural policy.
The figures show Michael Ancram, the former Tory party chairman, received £211,000 for his farm in the Scottish borders.
David Heathcoat-Amory, who famously claimed for bags of manure for his second home, got £114,000 for his Scottish farms, while Philip Dunne was paid £201,000 for his Herefordshire family farm.
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