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Reform UK chief Nigel Farage is the very best incomes MP in Britain, making £1.2mn a 12 months from his TV presenting position on the channel GB Information in response to information revealed by the parliamentary authorities.
The brand new MP for Clacton-on-Sea makes £97,900 a month for his work on GB Information, in response to the newest register of MPs’ monetary pursuits which was revealed on Friday night.
The register additionally confirmed that previously 12 months Farage acquired £17,000 by making Cameo video recordings for followers, £4,000 from writing for the Telegraph newspaper and greater than £2,000 from social media platforms X and Meta.
The register is the primary revealed because the new crop of MPs had been elected on July 4 and offers a window into the funds of elected politicians.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to ban MPs from pursuing second jobs that undermine their dedication to their predominant parliamentary work after a succession of scandals plagued the earlier Conservative authorities.
Starmer has created carve-outs for individuals who have to preserve skilled {qualifications} updated, reminiscent of attorneys and medical doctors, and people enterprise writing and presenting roles within the media.
These carve-outs cowl the majority of probably the most profitable work undertaken by MPs.
GB Information has drawn censure from media regulator Ofcom for its use of MPs onscreen. Ofcom has repeatedly discovered that the channel breached guidelines which forestall politicians from performing as information presenters. The principles do permit them to current present affairs and chat reveals.
Farage advised the Monetary Occasions final month that he deliberate to broadcast from the media firm’s studio 3 times per week.
Conservative MP Geoffrey Cox, a barrister, was previously the highest-paid MP. He earned greater than £800,000 from authorized work prior to now 12 months.
Starmer reported receiving presents and donations of greater than £110,000 prior to now 12 months, together with varied free tickets to soccer matches. He had beforehand reported receiving £76,000 of leisure, garments and freebies because the 2019 election.
Chief of the Opposition and former prime minister Rishi Sunak reported receiving £47,000 of presents, primarily helicopter flights.
Reform UK MP Lee Anderson acquired £100,000 for presenting and contributing to GB Information.
The register additionally confirmed that numerous donations had been made by the Labour-affiliated think-tank Labour Collectively.
It gave donations — of often round £5,000 to £10,000 every — to greater than 100 new Labour MPs.
The think-tank was previously run by Labour technique guru Morgan McSweeney, after which by new Labour MP Josh Simons. It’s now led by former shadow cupboard minister Jonathan Ashworth, who misplaced his seat within the election.
The register reveals that Simons holds a greater than 15 per cent stake in Labour Collectively.
