Nigel Farage, the Member of Parliament for Clacton, has disclosed that he earns nearly £98,000 per month as a presenter on GB News. According to his register of interests, he receives this sum for working 32 hours a month. In addition to Farage’s earnings, his party colleague Lee Anderson is paid £100,000 annually by GB News for just eight hours of work each month.
During the recent general election, Farage temporarily suspended his show on GB News in order to focus on campaigning. However, following his victory in Clacton, he resumed his role as a presenter on the channel. It is worth noting that Ofcom, the media regulator, has previously found GB News to have violated broadcasting rules on impartiality. While politicians are allowed to host current affairs programmes, they are not permitted to act as newsreaders.
Farage’s financial interests also include earning £4,000 a month for writing articles in the Daily Telegraph and making £4,000 through Cameo, a platform where celebrities create personalised videos for fans. Additionally, he received donations for specific purposes, such as a contribution from Christopher Harborne to visit Donald Trump in the US following an assassination attempt on the former president. Similarly, George Cottrell provided funds for Farage to attend the National Conservatives conference in Brussels.
In the recent publication of MPs’ registered financial interests, it was revealed that Lee Anderson received £1,000 for writing an article in the Daily Express. Furthermore, the British Association of Shooting and Conservation gifted Anderson an overnight stay, dinner, and clay shooting experience amounting to £708 in March.
These financial disclosures provide insight into the additional income and support that MPs like Nigel Farage and Lee Anderson receive outside of their parliamentary duties. The details shed light on the various sources of income that politicians may have and the activities they engage in beyond their roles as elected representatives.
