Nigel Farage has been dubbed “9 Jobs Nigel” after figures confirmed the eye-watering quantity he has earned since changing into a member of Parliament.
His function as MP for Clacton has been proven to truly be his worst paid job – with eight others incomes him considerably extra, primarily based on pay relative to hours labored. Figures present he has banked £571,585 from side-hustles in lower than six months.
However what are these jobs? And what has he mentioned concerning the extra roles? Right here is all the things we learn about what he has been paid within the final six months.
Mr Farage labored for twenty-four hours to earn this quantity, equating to an enormous £8,000 per hour labored.
He declared £189,300 for working 4 hours a month since being elected as a MP. He has mentioned that “consists of fee for work undertaken previous to the election”.
Monday to Thursday. Mr Farage hosts a present on GB News, on which he shares his opinions and views on the day’s subjects.
Mr Farage advised the channel he was blissful to tackle the function as a result of he feels the world wants the “free” debate he believes it offers.
Mr Farage is listed as a public speaker on quite a few websites folks can use to e-book well-known faces for occasions.
He works for Champions Speakers who label him as “one of the vital influential politicians of our time”.
Personalised movies on Cameo
Mr Farage can movie video so that you can ship to a beloved one, a pal and even an enemy. The service doesn’t come low cost, although. A video that includes the MP will set you again not less than £77, and his video messages final on common 39 seconds.
His Cameo page suggests utilizing Mr Farage a Valentine’s message, to “roast somebody” and even to advertise a enterprise.
Influencer on YouTube/Google
The previous UKIP chief’s personal social media channels web him a fairly penny. He makes use of platforms together with YouTube to air his opinions and doing so earns him cash from sponsorship and adverts.
Journalist on the Telegraph
Mr Farage writes a column for the publication and has tackled subjects together with Labour’s personal faculties VAT rise, and why – in his view – the UK ought to “roll out the purple carpet” for Donald Trump.
His musings earn him a good-looking sum of £24,000 – which is round £250 an hour.
Nigel Farage earns 1000’s through Elon Musk’s “creator income” programme, which permits premium customers with greater than 500 verified followers to monetise their accounts.
Mr Musk, who promotes the system as a method for customers to “receives a commission to put up” and “earn a residing on X”, beforehand claimed the revenue-sharing programme would reward “accuracy over sensationalism”.
Influencer on Fb/Meta
As with YouTube and X, Mr Farage is making a good sum for airing his views and interesting with folks over on Fb.
Mr Farage is the MP for Clacton and the chief of the Reform Occasion.
There’s no denying £91,000 is some huge cash – however once you work out the hourly charge, that is the worst paid of Mr Farage’s many employments.
What has been mentioned about his earnings?
Mr Farage told the Mirror the figures don’t give an correct image due to the reporting system.
He mentioned: “The entire parliamentary reporting system for earnings is a load of nonsense as a result of I’m not a PAYE individual. I’m being requested to publish gross earnings, together with VAT, with out offsetting what are fairly substantial prices.”
However others have mentioned he’s spending an excessive amount of time on his private wealth-creating jobs reasonably than representing his constituency.
A spokesperson for the Clacton Labour Occasion mentioned: “We ceaselessly obtain correspondence from constituents annoyed by the dearth of response from their MP and in search of recommendation on what to do.
“Our native Labour councillors have stepped as much as shoulder the extra workload, with Farage’s focus elsewhere. Nigel promised to place Clacton on the primary stage, however, as a substitute, it’s simply him within the highlight, leaving us knocking on the stage door. It’s time he fulfilled his commitments as Clacton’s MP.”
