Nigel Farage was paid £190,000 to be ‘brand ambassador’ of gold dealer
Nigel Farage has been paid almost £190,000 to act as a brand ambassador to a London-based dealer in gold bullion.
The latest register of MPs’ financial interests revealed the Reform UK leader made £189,300 for his role with Direct Bullion.
According to his entry in the register, Farage earned the money for just four hours’ work each month.
In a video released in November, the Clacton MP said he had been ‘doing a bit of promotion for [Direct Bullion], a bit of advertising for them, a bit of education for them’ for around a year.
He describes putting money in gold as ‘a great long-term play’ and suggests people ‘put some of [their] pension pot into it’.
The company’s YouTube page also contains several short adverts which feature Farage recommending physical gold bullion.
His Clacton constituency includes the coastal village of Jaywick, which is frequently named among the most deprived places in England.
Other eye-catching entries in the register of interests
The MPs’ register of financial interests is updated several times each year, and usually makes for enlightening reading.
Among the latest additions is one from former home secretary Suella Braverman, who said artist Lesley Stevens painted three different portraits of her worth £1,394 and gave them to her as gifts.
Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer declares the £1,800 she was paid for an appearance on Christmas University Challenge (before donating it to charity).
She was the captain of the Durham team who ended up winning the series of specials after a nail-biting final against Queens’ College Cambridge.
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, now an independent MP, registered more than £35,000 in donations for legal fees used in two separate cases.
The register also reveals Farage’s total earnings as a GB News presenter since the election have reached almost £220,000.
His work on personalised video recording service Cameo has also brought in £15,451 since he last declared his financial interests.
Meanwhile, Sir Keir Starmer’s entry in the register reveals he picked up two tickets for the director’s box at the Emirates Stadium on December 4, when Arsenal beat Manchester United 2-0.
Together, the two tickets came to a total cost of £1,000.
The prime minister came under fire last year for accepting freebies including clothes and tickets to events such as football matches.
He said at the time that the arrangement was ‘a result of security’, and sitting in the director’s box allowed him to continue attending Arsenal games with his son.
Nigel Farage told Metro: ‘I have been advocating gold publicly for several years and also educating people that they can put gold into their self administered pensions. I am very pleased with the results.’
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