{"id":115822,"date":"2024-08-16T22:41:03","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T22:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/16\/nigel-farage-paid-98k-a-month-for-gb-news-presenting-job\/"},"modified":"2024-08-16T22:41:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T22:41:03","slug":"nigel-farage-paid-98k-a-month-for-gb-news-presenting-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/16\/nigel-farage-paid-98k-a-month-for-gb-news-presenting-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigel Farage paid \u00a398k a month for GB News presenting job"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nigel Farage’s presenting job on GB News earned him\u00a0nearly \u00a398,000 a month – more than an MP’s annual salary.<\/p>\n

The Reform UK leader was earning \u00a397,900 a month as a presenter on the news channel – meaning he received more a month than an MP’s annual salary, which currently stands at \u00a391,346, plus expenses.<\/p>\n

According to the register of members’ financial interests, which records MPs’ secondary employment, donations, gifts and other benefits, Mr Farage also received \u00a34,000 a month writing articles for the Daily Telegraph.<\/p>\n

Mr Farage, whose victory in Clacton<\/a><\/strong> at the election won him a parliamentary seat for the first time, also revealed that he had been gifted a donation of \u00a332,836 by businessman Christopher Harborne to visit the US on 17 July following the attempted assassination of former US president Donald Trump.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Reform leader recorded the purpose of the visit was to “support a friend who was almost killed and to represent Clacton on the world stage”.<\/p>\n

Lee Anderson, a fellow Reform MP, declared that he earns \u00a3100,000 a year, for work as a presenter and contributor on GB News.<\/p>\n

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The register of interests also revealed that Sir Keir Starmer received tickets for 12 different football games from August 2023 as well as tickets to a Taylor Swift concert on 21 June.<\/p>\n

David Lammy, the foreign secretary, was paid \u00a349,245 for working as a presenter on LBC from 3 August 2023 until 24 May 2024. He quit the role shortly before the election was called.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, Rishi Sunak had five separate helicopter journeys paid for by donors dating back to August last year, with a declared worth of \u00a347,141.70.<\/p>\n

This the first register of members’ financial interests to be published since the general election.<\/p>\n

It is designed to ensure openness and accountability in parliament.<\/p>\n

Parliamentary rules require MPs to register any change to their registrable interests within 28 days.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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