Full Breakdown
Nigel Farage’s Outside Earnings as MP: £2 million in Two Years
8/15/2026, 9:51:28 PM
Core Event
Between his election on July 5 2024 and resignation on July 8 2026, former Reform Party leader Nigel Farage logged 1,603 hours of work for 16 companies, earning £2,007,665 in outside income. The bulk came from GB News (£685,882), gold-dealer Direct Bullion (£685,500) and video-message platform Cameo (£222,886). Direct Bullion also paid £270,000 on May 29 2026 for three months of brand-ambassador work.
Data & Statistics
- Average hourly rate: £1,252, about 99 times the UK minimum wage.
- Parliamentary activity: fewer than 90 contributions (including 20 written questions) over two years, versus ? 900 by Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch.
- Time allocation: 743 hours on social-media content (£265,349 total), of which 351 hours were on X (£21,117).
- GB News presenter role listed as “Presenter”; an initial £97,928 payment was later revised to £81,607 in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests.
Official Statements & Responses
Farage has asserted that his external work does not impede his parliamentary duties. In a 2024 interview he described himself as a “workaholic” capable of “80, 100 hours a week.” When asked in 2025 whether his side-jobs would interfere, he replied, “Am I going to take this job seriously? You bet your life I am.”
Verbatim Quote
- “Am I going to take this job seriously? You bet your life I am.” — Nigel Farage
