When Ali G star Sacha Baron Cohen and his actress wife Isla Fisher donated $500,000 to the International Rescue Committee this week, they wanted to help desperate refugees fleeing conflict in Syria.

But what the generous couple may not have known is that their donation will not even have been enough to pay the salary of the American charity’s boss, David Miliband. I can disclose that the Blairite former Foreign Secretary, was allocated a staggering $600,000 [£425,000] per year by International Rescue.