MPs income from second jobs revealed โ Nigel Farage tops the list | Politics | News
Nigel Farage has earned over ยฃ1 million from second jobs since the General Election, as he declares his income for the first time since May. The MP for Clacton has more sources of paid income than anyone else in the House of Commons.
Mr Farageโs latest entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests takes his number of โsecond jobsโ to 12. Those roles have earned him an estimated ยฃ1.2 million since the July 2024 General Election, according to exclusive analysis of the Register by the Reach Data Unit. Thatโs more than twice as much as the next highest earning MP, former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who has declared ยฃ587,000 since the election.
The most lucrative of those roles is being a presenter at GB News (ยฃ511,00), brand ambassador for Direct Bullion (ยฃ281,000) and doing videos for Cameo (ยฃ171,00).
The latest register marks the first time since the Spring that Mr Farage has declared his additional income.
During that time, Mr Farage has picked up an additional ยฃ189,000 from his additional work.
It includes nearly ยฃ26,000 in speaking engagements for Imperial Independent Media and ยฃ168,000 from his presenting role at GB News.
Members of Parliament are supposed to declare their income from additional jobs within 28 days of receiving it.
However, a number of Mr Farageโs most recent payments appear to have been declared after this limit.
For example, he received a payment of ยฃ43,491 from GB News on July 31 but didnโt register it until October 3.
He received three payments totalling ยฃ26,00 from Imperial Independent Media on May 8, May 19, and June 10, none of which were registered until October 3.
Mr Sunak is the next highest earning MP according to the Register. Sir Keir Starmer’s predecessor in Number 10 has declared over ยฃ587,000 of additional income since the election.
Sir Geoffrey Cox is next with over ยฃ559,000 of additional income. George Freeman has earned ยฃ208,000 in additional income, Sir Jeremy Hunt nearly ยฃ186,000, and Nick Timothy over ยฃ181,000.
The Express has approached Mr Farage and the House of Commons Standards for comment.
