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Nigel Farage Earns Almost £1 Million from Non-Parliamentary Jobs

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Nigel Farage, MP for Clacton, has accumulated an estimated £989,000 in earnings from jobs outside of his role as an MP since the general election last summer. This makes him the highest earning MP in this regard. Farage was scheduled to speak at the National Conservatism conference in Washington DC but arrived too late to participate. He did, however, speak at a US congressional committee on free speech in Europe, where he was criticized by Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin. Farage's income from non-parliamentary jobs includes presenting for GB News, earning £394,900, and brand ambassadorship deals, worth £280,000. He has also earned £135,000 from doing videos on Cameo and £56,000 from writing Telegraph columns.

Key Takeaways:

  • Nigel Farage has earned almost £1 million from jobs outside of his role as an MP, making him the highest earning MP in this regard.
  • Farage's top-paying job is presenting for GB News, earning him £394,900 since the election.
  • He has also earned £280,000 from his brand ambassadorship deal with Direct Bullion.
  • Farage's income from Cameo videos has earned him £135,000 and his Telegraph columns have earned him £56,000.
  • Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has the next highest additional earnings of any MP, with £546,465 since the election.
  • Former Attorney General Sir Geoffrey Cox has earned an estimated total of almost £511,000 since last year's election.
  • Conservative MPs George Freeman, Sir Oliver Dowden, and Sir Jeremy Hunt have also earned significant amounts from non-parliamentary jobs.
  • The top 20 highest earning MPs from non-parliamentary jobs include reformers, former ministers, and Conservative MPs.
  • The income from non-parliamentary jobs has helped many MPS to increase their overall income significantly, with some MPs earning tens of thousands of pounds more than their parliamentary salary.

Statistics:

  • £989,174: estimated total earnings from non-parliamentary jobs since the election for Nigel Farage.
  • £394,900: total earnings from presenting for GB News since the election for Nigel Farage.
  • £280,000: earnings from brand ambassadorship deal with Direct Bullion for Nigel Farage.
  • £135,000: earnings from Cameo videos for Nigel Farage.
  • £56,000: earnings from writing Telegraph columns for Nigel Farage.
  • £546,465: total earnings since the election for Rishi Sunak.
  • £511,000: estimated total earnings since last year's election for Sir Geoffrey Cox.
  • £194,500: total earnings since the election for George Freeman.

Sources:

  • "Nigel Farage earns almost £1 million from jobs outside of Parliament" (Reach Data Unit)
  • "MPs' earnings from non-parliamentary jobs revealed" (Reach Data Unit)
  • Register of Members Financial Interests (Parliament)
  • GB News website
  • Direct Bullion website
  • Cameo website
  • The Telegraph website

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