Dame Dianne Thompson, who quit as boss of the National Lottery operator Camelot last year, has been handed a A 1million bonus in a scheme that could keep paying out for years into her retirement. Thompson’s pay was already controversial since it was hidden away from Camelot’s main accounts in a separate company called Camelot Business Solutions, where she was initially classed as the highest paid director without being named.

Dame Dianne Thompson, who quit as boss of the National Lottery operator Camelot last year, has been handed a A 1million bonus in a scheme that could keep paying out for years into her retirement. Thompson’s pay was already controversial since it was hidden away from Camelot’s main accounts in a separate company called Camelot Business Solutions, where she was initially classed as the highest paid director without being named.