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Farage Earned £2.0M From Outside Jobs Before By-Election Win

8/15/2026

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Nigel Farage (Reform leader and MP for Clacton-on-Sea) earned over £2,007,665 from outside jobs between 5 July 2024 and 8 July 2026, resigned, and won the resulting by-election.
He logged 1,603 hours for 16 firms at £1,252 per hour, 99 times the £12.71 minimum wage.
He made fewer than 90 parliamentary contributions, including 20 written questions, while Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch made ~900.
Direct Bullion paid him £270,000 on 29 May 2026 and £189,300 in Dec 2024.

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Story summary

Nigel Farage (Reform leader and MP for Clacton-on-Sea) earned over £2,007,665 from outside jobs between 5 July 2024 and 8 July 2026, resigned, and won the resulting by-election.
He logged 1,603 hours for 16 firms at £1,252 per hour, 99 times the £12.71 minimum wage.
He made fewer than 90 parliamentary contributions, including 20 written questions, while Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch made ~900.
Direct Bullion paid him £270,000 on 29 May 2026 and £189,300 in Dec 2024.