Nigel Farage’s presenting job on GB News earned him nearly £98,000 a month – more than an MP’s annual salary.
The Reform UK leader was earning £97,900 a month as a presenter on the news channel – meaning he received more a month than an MP’s annual salary, which currently stands at £91,346, plus expenses.
According to the register of members’ financial interests, which records MPs’ secondary employment, donations, gifts and other benefits, Mr Farage also received £4,000 a month writing articles for the Daily Telegraph.
Mr Farage, whose victory in Clacton at the election won him a parliamentary seat for the first time, also revealed that he had been gifted a donation of £32,836 by businessman Christopher Harborne to visit the US on 17 July following the attempted assassination of former US president Donald Trump.
The Reform leader recorded the purpose of the visit was to “support a friend who was almost killed and to represent Clacton on the world stage”.
Lee Anderson, a fellow Reform MP, declared that he earns £100,000 a year, for work as a presenter and contributor on GB News.
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David Lammy, the foreign secretary, was paid £49,245 for working as a presenter on LBC from 3 August 2023 until 24 May 2024. He quit the role shortly before the election was called.
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Meanwhile, Rishi Sunak had five separate helicopter journeys paid for by donors dating back to August last year, with a declared worth of £47,141.70.
This the first register of members’ financial interests to be published since the general election.
It is designed to ensure openness and accountability in parliament.
Parliamentary rules require MPs to register any change to their registrable interests within 28 days.
