Nigel Farage has been revealed as the highest-paid MP, largely due to his role as a presenter on GB News, where he earns £97,900 per month.

This income significantly surpasses an MP's annual salary of £91,346, not including expenses.

Farage secured a parliamentary seat for the first time by winning in Clacton during the General Election in July, where his party, Reform UK, won four seats in total. During the campaign, Farage temporarily paused his show, which typically aired from Monday to Thursday, to focus on his political efforts. After his victory in Clacton, he resumed his presenting role on GB News.

Details about MPs' additional employment, donations, gifts, and other financial benefits have been disclosed in the register of members' financial interests. The report shows that, in addition to his presenting role, Farage earned £4,000 a month for writing articles for the Daily Telegraph.

Farage also received a donation of £32,836 from businessman Christopher Harborne, which funded a trip to the U.S. less than two weeks after the election. This visit was reportedly to support a friend, following an assassination attempt on former U.S. President Donald Trump, and to represent Clacton on the international stage.

Additionally, Farage attended the National Conservatism Conference in Brussels in April, a trip worth £9,250, which was funded by George Cottrell, an informal aide to Farage. His earnings from social media were also disclosed, showing he made £1,550 from X (formerly Twitter), £853 from Meta, and £16,597 from Cameo videos.

Lee Anderson, another Reform MP, disclosed that he earns £100,000 annually for his work as a presenter and contributor on GB News.

Other MPs' financial interests were also highlighted. For example, Sir Keir Starmer received tickets to 12 football games and a Taylor Swift concert, while David Lammy, the foreign secretary, was paid £49,245 for his work as a presenter on LBC from August 2023 until May 2024. Additionally, Rishi Sunak had five helicopter journeys paid for by donors, totaling £47,141.70.

This financial register is the first to be published since the general election, aiming to promote transparency and accountability in parliament. MPs are required by parliamentary rules to declare any changes to their registrable interests within 28 days. Photo by Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, Wikimedia commons.