Reform UK chief Nigel Farage has earned £270,000 for promoting gold bullion – the one largest fee he has registered since turning into an MP.
Within the checklist of MPs’ pursuits, Farage declared that the fee from Direct Bullion was for work amounting to an estimated 4 hours per 30 days throughout a three-month interval.
Labour chair Anna Turley mentioned: “Nigel Farage clearly has the Midas contact relating to lining his pockets as an alternative of doing his day job.”
A spokesman for Farage mentioned: “As has beforehand been reported and declared, Nigel Farage is a model ambassador for Direct Bullion.”
Farage has beforehand registered funds from the corporate, together with one in every of £91,200 in February 2025 and one other of £135,000 in November 2025.
In the latest set of declarations, he recorded an estimated £18,402 for his work as a presenter on GB Information.
The Clacton MP has confronted rising questions on his funds – particularly an undeclared £5m present he acquired from cryptocurrency investor and billionaire Christopher Harborne.
Farage has argued he didn’t must declare the present as a result of he acquired it earlier than he was elected to Parliament and that it was not a political donation.
The Parliamentary Requirements Commissioner is investigating whether or not he broke the principles.
Farage had beforehand registered greater than £80,000 from filming personalised messages for people on the Cameo web site.
Nevertheless, in March of this yr he mentioned he could be pausing the service, citing safety causes.
MPs are allowed to tackle second jobs separate to their work as an MP nevertheless, they need to report earnings which exceeds £300 per yr. They don’t seem to be allowed to supply paid parliamentary recommendation.
Turley mentioned: “He ought to be targeted on placing extra kilos again in his Clacton constituents’ pockets somewhat than racking up funds off the again of gold gross sales.”
