Right-wing MPs are making £££ from media appearances
Reform leader Nigel Farage and fellow Reform MP Lee Anderson made six figure sums as presenters and contributors on the right-wing news channel GB News.
Between July and November last year, Farage made a staggering £219,504 as a presenter on GB News, on top of his £91,346 MP salary.
Farage also earned around £4,000 a month, or £48,000 a year, writing articles for The Telegraph.
But that’s not all. In the last six months, Farage has made a total of £571,585 from outside jobs, including £189,000 for 24 hours’ work as an ambassador for a gold bullion company.
He also made over £8,000 as a ‘social media influencer’ across Youtube, Facebook and X.
GB News paid Anderson £100,000 between March 2023 and March 2024.
Former home secretary Suella Braverman made £25,500 writing articles for The Telegraph between April and December last year. This was in addition to her earning £63,260 for various speaking engagements.
In November and December 2024, the Daily Express paid Tory MP Esther McVey £3690 for writing articles.
Conservative MP Nick Timothy is paid £145,000 a year for just three hours of work per week as a Telegraph columnist.
Olivia Barber is a reporter at Left Foot Forward
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