MPs' income from second jobs revealed – Nigel Farage tops the list

Nigel Farage has earned over £1 million from second jobs since the General Election, as he declares his income for the first time since May. The MP for Clacton has more sources of paid income than anyone else in the House of Commons.

Mr Farage’s latest entry in the Register of Members' Financial Interests takes his number of “second jobs” to 12. Those roles have earned him an estimated £1.2 million since the July 2024 General Election, according to exclusive analysis of the Register by the Reach Data Unit. That’s more than twice as much as the next highest earning MP, former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who has declared £587,000 since the election.

The most lucrative of those roles is being a presenter at GB News (£511,00), brand ambassador for Direct Bullion (£281,000) and doing videos for Cameo (£171,00).

The latest register marks the first time since the Spring that Mr Farage has declared his additional income.

During that time, Mr Farage has picked up an additional £189,000 from his additional work.

It includes nearly £26,000 in speaking engagements for Imperial Independent Media and £168,000 from his presenting role at GB News.

Members of Parliament are supposed to declare their income from additional jobs within 28 days of receiving it.

However, a number of Mr Farage’s most recent payments appear to have been declared after this limit.

For example, he received a payment of £43,491 from GB News on July 31 but didn’t register it until October 3.

He received three payments totalling £26,00 from Imperial Independent Media on May 8, May 19, and June 10, none of which were registered until October 3.

Mr Sunak is the next highest earning MP according to the Register. Sir Keir Starmer's predecessor in Number 10 has declared over £587,000 of additional income since the election.

Sir Geoffrey Cox is next with over £559,000 of additional income. George Freeman has earned £208,000 in additional income, Sir Jeremy Hunt nearly £186,000, and Nick Timothy over £181,000.

The Express has approached Mr Farage and the House of Commons Standards for comment.