Nigel Farage has been revealed to be Britain’s highest-earning politician.
The Reform UK leader said he is receiving almost £98,000 (€115,000) a month for presenting GB News, for a reported 32 hours a week, as a full list of British MPs’ registered financial interests was published on Friday.
During the UK general election, Mr Farage cancelled his show, which aired Monday to Thursday each week, to focus on campaigning, but following his success in Clacton he returned to the channel as a presenter.
UK media watchdog Ofcom has repeatedly found that GB News has breached broadcasting rules on impartiality, which allow politicians to present current affairs programmes but not act as newsreaders.
In addition to his work with GB News, Mr Farage received £16,597.22 from the paid video app Cameo and £4,000 for writing articles for The Telegraph.
Mr Farage’s total monthly hours of paid work outside of being an MP is given as 128, approximately 32 hours a week.
In his declaration of gifts, the Reform leader lists two ringside tickets to a boxing match between Derek Chisora and Joe Joyce.
The MP for Clacton visited the US from July 17th to 19th, just two weeks after the UK general election.
Mr Farage referred to US presidential candidate Donald Trump’s recent assassination as the purpose given for his visit to Milwaukee was “to support a friend who was almost killed and to represent Clacton on the world stage”.
The cost of flights and accommodation for Mr Farage and one staffer is listed as £32,836.
Details of a £9,000 trip to Belgium in April were also given, donated by George Cottrell, a former senior adviser to Mr Farage, who was convicted of one count of wire fraud in the US.
On the visit to Brussels, Mr Farage spoke at the National Conservatism conference, where Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban was also in attendance.
Sourse: breakingnews.ie
